Kaytaz Böreği Recipe

Step 1

For the dough, mix water, sugar and yeast in a deep bowl,

Step 2

Add the flour little by little and start mixing,

Step 3

Add salt together with the flour and mix,

Step 4

Add the remaining flour gradually, controlling its consistency, and knead it until you have a soft dough that does not stick to the hand,

Step 5

Roll up the dough, cover and set aside 30-45 mins.,

Step 6

Prepare the filling when the dough is almost ready,

Step 7

For this, chop the onion finely,

Step 8

Mix the minced meat, onion, parsley, pepper paste, pomegranate syrup, salt and pepper in a deep bowl,

Step 9

In a saucepan, melt the butter, add the vegetable oil and mix,

Step 10

Knead the dough again and divide it into 12 pieces,

Step 11

Cover the pieces and set aside for 10 minutes.,

Step 12

Take one of the pieces on the counter and grease the top with the oil+butter mixture and extend it pressing with your hands in the width of a serving plate to get a dough leaf,

Step 13

Gather the leaf from the two opposite edges n the middle and make a thick strip,

Step 14

Roll it around itself (without tightening) into a circle in the size of a tea plate and place it on a baking tray covered with wax paper,

Step 15

Prepare other pieces in the same way and place them into the tray,

Step 16

Press the middle of the pieces to make place for the filling,

Step 17

Divide the filling into 12 equal parts, place each part on the dough and flatten a little,

Step 18

Bake them in a 180 C degrees pre heated oven until the edges are browned.