freshest bunches of mint and large spice luggage with dried complete cumin seeds, fennel, za’atar and coriander. Additionally they promote (very inexpensive) takeaway bins with vegetarian meals from the Center East and Jap Europe which they cook dinner within the store. They’ve meze platters, dolma, rice stuffed peppers, lentil balls and zucchini fritters. And to the left of the cashier additionally they have lengthy cigar formed hand-pies with a hand written signal above that claims Börek. They make new batches a number of occasions each day so in case you are fortunate you will get them sizzling off the oven. Crunchy on the surface with burnt edges and gooey, tacky and full of chard in the direction of the centre. These Börek are well-known throughout the neighborhood and though the worth has doubled prior to now 5 years, it nonetheless seems like a discount to select up a number of pies for us and the children as a snack (or dinner when you purchase a number of). It’s principally the one time our youngsters eat chard with a smile.
We have now been experimenting with making Börek at dwelling that style much like the cornershop model and now we lastly really feel that we have nailed it. We use Yufka dough which has similarities to phyllo dough however just a little thicker, so when you use phyllo, you should utilize double or tripple layers.
As a not-so-little bonus we additionally discovered a straightforward hack how you can make gluten free Börek! The key is that you could substitute the dough with rice paper, that you just brush with egg wash and bake similarly. The signature börek taste is within the yogurt, oil and egg wash and the rice paper crisps up properly when baked.
We recorded this video beneath with some juicy Börek rolling close-ups to additional present the method. Take a look at our YouTube channel for extra movies. Take pleasure in!