Potato Cigarette Borek
(Patatesli Sigara Boregi)
5 sheets Phyllo Pastry
Filling:
4 medium sized yellow potatoes, boiled, mashed
1 medium sized onion, thinly sliced
1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled
2 tbsp butter
1/2 tsp red pepper, ground
Salt
Pepper
On Top:
1 egg yolk
1 tsp Nigella seeds
Saute the onion with butter. Add in the warm mashed potatoes and the rest of the filling ingredients, then mix.
Place two sheets on top of each other on the counter and position them vertically. Cut them in four strips from top to bottom. Put some filling on the bottom side of each sheet. Leave some space around all ends (picture). Then roll up each one, do not squeeze! Soak the open end in water and close it up. Fold the 5th pastry around. If you have more filling use a 6th sheet of pastry.
Place parchment paper on an oven tray and arrange the Borek with the folded side facing down. Brush the tops with egg yolk and sprinkle some Nigella seeds all over.
Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C). Bake for 15-18 minutes until the tops take a golden colour.
Serve as an appetizer or as a supper treat with Turkish Tea.
This recipe is part of Festive Food Fair 2007 - check it out here!
11 Comments:
wow these look so delicious and so easy to make.
i will try them :)
Those Börek look great! That version is very interesting...
Cheers,
Rosa
I look forward to making these - they look sooooooo yummy! Thank you so much for all your wonderful recipes, I can't wait to see what else you post on here. Everyone thinks I am such a wonderful cook since I have been using your recipes.
THANKYOU BINNUR.
They sound wonderful!
These look really tasty, crisp and delicious. Are the ends open, or do they seal with the water?
Hi Laurie,
The both ends are open. While putting some filling on it just leave some space around all ends:)
HI,
I came here through the festive round-up. Your pic caught my attention. I love anything with nigella seeds. Your cigars look so tempting and I am saying this as a hard-core non-smoker :-)
Thanks Binnur, I need to try these!
Hi Binnur, I was really excited when i found your recipes they look so good, and i'm sure they taste the same! I have just got some confusion with this recept hope u can help? it says u need 5 sheets of phyllo pastry to make this. But i'm not following how ur making it. do u have 2 sheets seperate then 1 sheets on top of each of them before u cut? what do u do will the last one?
Hi,
Place two sheets on top of each other on the counter and position them vertically. Fold the 5th pastry around:)
This was great! Very delicous and good looking. The filling is just like in russian pierogi, ultra yummy :)
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