Recipe

Ispanaklı börek

Turkish layered pie of store-bought phyllo (yufka) filled with wilted spinach and salty white cheese, each sheet brushed with an egg, milk and butter wash and baked until deep golden.

Preparation
30 minutes
Cooking
45 minutes
Total time
75 minutes
Servings
6
Ispanaklı börek — finished dish

Nutrition per serving

Calories
543 kcal
Protein
16.5 g
Carbohydrates
38.5 g
Fat
36 g

Ingredients

  • Phyllo sheets (yufka)450 g
  • Fresh spinach500 g
  • Feta-style white cheese200 g
  • Onion1 kom
  • Eggs2 kom
  • Milk150 ml
  • Olive oil50 ml
  • Butter (melted)80 g
  • Salt and pepperpo ukusu

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 180 °C and brush a deep baking tin with a little of the melted butter.

  2. 2

    Soften the chopped onion in the olive oil over medium heat, about 4 minutes.

  3. 3

    Add the spinach in batches and cook until wilted and the liquid has cooked off, about 5 minutes.

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