Leek and Feta Cheese Borek
(Pirasa ve Beyaz Peynirli Borek)

1/2 cup yogurt
3/4 cup sunflower oil
3 eggs
3 sticks of leek, ends cut off, washed and finely sliced
1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
2 cups flour, sifted
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt
Preheat the oven to 400 F. Whisk the yogurt, eggs and sunflower oil in a deep plastic bowl. Toss in leek and feta cheese. Add the flour, baking powder, cayenne pepper, black pepper and salt. Knead using your hands. Pour into an oven-safe pyrex dish. Bake until the top gets nice golden colour - it should take about 30-35 minutes. Cut in square pieces with a knife. Serve warm or at room temperature with tea or Ayran for breakfast or a snack.
Makes 8-10 servings.


14 Comments:
This looks really delicious!
mmmm...this sounds great!
Yummi!
Cok lezzetli bir borek tarifi bu. Tesekkurler. Esim ve ben bayildik buna!
This recipe gets an A from me! :-) Thank you for sharing.
Great recipe! I didn't have any leeks on hand, so I substituted chopped spinach with a little cooked scallion and garlic to give back some of the onion flavor the leeks would have given. I also used olive oil in place of the sunflower oil since I didn't have that either. It was quick to make, and very tasty! Thanks. :)
Hi Ferda,
Begenmenize cok memnun oldum, I love it too:)
Hi Anya,
I loved your recipe too:) What a great combination which shows you're a very good cook! I will definitly try this...thanks:)
Thank you so much for the recipe and the website.
I made dibble that was delicious, and the leek and feta borek.
Question about the barek, mine seemed solid, should it have been flaky? Also I froze some of the barek will it be okay?
I'm single, love to eat, and cook for myself once or twice a week. Turkish cuisine seems to lend itself well to my lifestyle- its healthy and I can make these dishes in advance without sacrificing flavor.
I can't tell how glad I was to find your site.
Thank you, Jeanna DeSisto
Hi Jeanna,
Thank you:) This Borek is a solid one. I never froze it before but I think it will be just fine after thawed.Turkish cuisine has a healthy, delicious and easy to make dishes as you pointed. I am glad you like our cuisine:)
Take care,
This is so good I can't even tell..Can be prepared in a snap as well.Great! What else?
Hi Binnur,
My family and I loved this borek. Thank you so much. I have cooked so many dishes from your cookbook and they have all been so so yummy.
TESEKKURLER
Nuran
it looks so delicious, Ive just decided to make it tonight. will let you know how it comes out;)
I've made it!!! though it looks a bit different;/
it's like a savoury cake and really nice texture too:))
only I think mine was not of pouring consistency.. could it be because I only had two leeks not three? well, anyway, now that i've tried i KNOW im going to make it for my family too:))
thank you!
Hi,
I am glad you did and liked it:) Actually it is not a batter. It needs to be knead with hand to prepare. So I think it is okay:)
Take care,
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