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[[Cheese]] and [[Herb|herb]] [[Pastries|pastries]] from [[Turkey]]
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|TotalCalories = 2983
|PortionCalories = 298
|DatePublished=20th January 2013
|Author=JuliaBalbilla
|ImageComment = Feta and spinach börek
|Servings = Servings: 10 - Makes about 10 pastries
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 50 minutes
|PrepTime = 20 minutes
|CookTime = 30 minutes
|Image = [[Image:Boreks recipe.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]

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====Best recipe review====

''Sounds like a swear-word 🙂''

4/5

Tastes nice though, and great with a black coffee.

 [[User:TheJudge|The Judge]] 
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{{RecipeIngredients
| 225g [[Feta cheese|feta cheese]], [[Grated|grated]]
| 225g [[Mozzarella cheese|mozzarella cheese]]
| 2 [[free range eggs]], beaten
| 9 tablespoons [[Fresh herbs|fresh herbs]], chopped
| A twist or two of freshly [[Ground|ground]] [[Nutmeg|nutmeg]]
| 225g [[Frozen|frozen]] [[Filo pastry|filo pastry]] sheets
| [[Black pepper]], freshly [[Ground|ground]]
| 60ml melted [[Butter|butter]]

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===[[Mise en place]]===
* Preheat the [[Oven|oven]] to 180° C (350° F - gas 4) and grease some [[Baking|baking]] sheets.
===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| In a bowl, mix the [[Cheeses|cheeses]], [[Eggs|eggs]], [[Herbs|herbs]], [[Nutmeg|nutmeg]] and [[Pepper|pepper]].
| Cut the [[Filo pastry|filo pastry]] sheets into four strips about 7.5cm wide.
| Keeping the [[Pastry|pastry]] covered up with a damp cloth, [[Brush|brush]] one strip of pastry at a time with melted [[Butter|butter]].
| Put a teaspoon of filling at the the bottom of one end of the strip and fold over one corner of the [[Pastry|pastry]] to form a triangle.
| Keep folding over the [[Pastry|pastry]] in the same way until you come to the end of the strip.
| Continue making the böreks until all the filling is used up.
| [[Bake]] on the [[Baking|baking]] sheets for about 30 minutes until crisp and golden.
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===Variations===
Suggested [[Herbs|herbs]] are a combination of two or more of the following: [[Basil|basil]], [[Parsley|parsley]], [[Mint|mint]],[[Coriander|coriander]] and [[Chives|chives]]. You can also use young [[Spinach|spinach]] leaves.

Use [[Lancashire]], [[Cheshire]] or [[Caerphilly cheese]] instead of the [[Feta|feta]].
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[[Category:Recipes|Böreks]]
[[Category:Cheese recipes|Böreks]]
[[Category:Middle Eastern recipes|Böreks]]
[[Category:Pies tarts and flans|Böreks]]
[[Category:Snacks and light bites|Böreks]]
[[Category:Tapas, mezze and antipasti]]
[[Category:Vegetarian recipes|Böreks]]
[[Category:Baked or roasted]]

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