Recipe: Tasty Layered Turkish Bread (Borek)

Layered Turkish Bread (Borek).

You can have Layered Turkish Bread (Borek) using 11 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Layered Turkish Bread (Borek)

1. It’s 4 cups of Bread flour all-purpose flour or.
2. You need 1 1/4 cups of milk Warm ,.
3. You need as needed of water Warm , get a soft , non - sticky dough.
4. Prepare 1 tbs of yeast Instant.
5. You need 1 1/2 tsps of Salt.
6. You need 4 - 6 tbs of Butter , melted.
7. Prepare 10 - 12 oz of Spinach , chopped , squeezed dry , cooked.
8. It’s 1 cup of Feta cheese.
9. Prepare 2/3 cup of turkey Smoked , chopped.
10. You need 1 of Egg , beaten.
11. It’s of Sesame seeds poppy seeds , and nigella.

Layered Turkish Bread (Borek) instructions

1. In a mixing bowl, add flour, salt instant yeast. Stir to combine. Add warm milk and warm water..
2. Using a mixer, add dough hook and knead for 10 minutes. Or until soft and pliable. The dough should not stick to the sides of the bowl. Add a little bit of flour if it does stick..
3. Take dough out unto an oiled counter top. Cut dough into 6 pieces (if you want to make a larger, one piece borek, or just cut dough into 3 pieces to make 2 boreks)..
4. Roll each piece thinly into a rectangle (roughly 17x15 if making 2 boreks.. (when you work with one, Keeping the rest covered so as not to dry out) or roll much bigger if you are doing the larger one piece borek) You basically want to roll it out as thinly as possible, so use hand technique with rolling pin. It is ok if you get some rips(just fix it). Brush with melted butter, sprinkle with half of chopped turkey..
5. Roll out second dough piece to the same size. Place on top and brush with melted butter sprinkle half of the chopped spinach and half of feta cheese..
6. When you reach the last layer, fold bottom half over the top half. Brush with melted butter..
7. Fold the left side to the middle and fold the right side to the middle where the edges touch..
8. Turn folded borek seam side down..
9. Using a rolling pin, gently roll dough slightly (being careful not to tear the top dough)..
10. Place a piece of parchment paper in a 8x8 square pan/dish(or larger if doing the one piece borek). Lightly oil/butter it. Place the folded borek and cut through the dough completely to form triangles..
11. Let rise 1 hour in a warm place or until nicely puffed an doubled. Brush with beaten egg, sprinkle sesame seeds/poppy seeds/nigella..
12. Bake in a preheated 375 deg. oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown..