Badadezli (Patatesli), Ispanaklı, Peynirli Gül Böreği” (Potato, Spinach & Cheese Rose-Shaped Filo Pies)
Who loves börek? I mean, who doesn’t love borek?! These “Badadezli (Patatesli), Ispanaklı, Peynirli Gül Böreği” (Potato, Spinach & Cheese Rose-Shaped Filo Pies) ones are fab, bringing together the flavours and fillings in my various börek recipes into one for these beauties. Based on my kol böreği (filling) and gül böreği (method) recipes from Meliz’s Kitchen, you can find the full recipe for these crunchy, buttery, utterly delicious, vegetarian parcels of joy below - watch the recipe reel here. INGREDIENTS: For the filling: 2 tbsp olive oil 1 large onion, very finely chopped 1/2 tsp sea salt flakes 2 large garlic cloves, crushed 2 tbsp tatlı biber salçası 1 tsp paprika 2 tsp dried mint 2 tsp pul biber 600g Maris Piper potatoes cut into 3cm chunks, boiled, drained and mashed 400g spinach, cooked, drained and excess water squeezed out, roughly chopped 30g fresh flat leaf parsley, finely chopped 100g beyaz peynir / feta 150g Turki...
