Turkish Borek or Albanian Burek

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   Mix flour, water, salt and knead into a smooth dough. Cover it with a hot bowl and leave for half an hour.

2. STEP 2

   

   Finely chop the onion, garlic and herbs. Grate the pumpkin on a coarse grater. Fry the onion in heated vegetable oil, add the pumpkin to it. Grate the potatoes on a coarse grater and immediately add to the pumpkin. When the filling is almost ready, add salt, add herbs and garlic and heat until done.

3. STEP 3

   

   Divide the dough into pieces, roll it out, grease it with oil and leave for another 10 minutes.

4. STEP 4

   

   Roll out three flat cakes 3-4 mm thick and stack them on top of each other, brushing with butter.

5. STEP 5

   

   After 10 minutes, take the first cake and stretch it until transparent.

6. STEP 6

   

   Spread a third of the minced meat evenly

7. STEP 7

   

   and roll it into a roll. Do the same with the other two flatbreads.

8. STEP 8

   

   Place the rolls in a greased pan and brush with beaten egg or sour cream.

9. STEP 9

   

   Bake at 200° for about 25 minutes.