Best Potato Cigarette Borek Patestesli Sigara Boregi Recipes

POTATO BOREK

Steps:

• Fill a medium saucepan with cold water and add the potatoes in.
• Put the pan on medium heat, bring to a boil and gently simmer the potatoes on low heat for 30 minutes or until soft in the middle.
• Cool the potatoes down under running cold water and peel.
• Grate the potatoes and set them aside.
• In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs and then add the milk along with the melted butter.
• Add the mixture into the bowl with the grated potatoes.
• Add chopped parsley, feta and kasar cheese, salt, freshly ground pepper and chilli (if using) to the bowl and give it a good stir.
• Preheat the oven to 180 C°.
• Lay a sheet of yufka on a work surface and spoon ⅓ of the potato filling onto it. Spread the mixture evenly with the back of a spoon, taking care not to tear the yufka.
• Place the second yufka sheet on top and cover it with another ⅓ of the filling.
• Trim the sides of the yufka into a square and place the trimmings on top of the filling.
• Repeat the same with the last yufka and the potato filling.
• Roll the yufka sheet carefully into a neat cylinder.
• Cut the cylinder into two equal pieces.
• Wrap them with cling film and then place them into the freezer for about an hour or until semi-frozen.
• Wrap the cylinder with cling film and place it into the freezer for about an hour or until slightly frozen and easy to handle.
• Cut the cylinder crosswise into slices two fingers thick using a sharp knife, and arrange them on a greaseproof paper-lined baking tray(s).
• Eggwash the slices and sprinkle on some sesame seeds or nigella seeds.
• Cook them in preheated oven for about 30 minutes or until golden and crispy.

SIGARA BöREGI

Steps:

• For the filling, mash the feta cheese with a fork and mix with the egg and herbs.
• Take out the sheets of fillo only when you are ready to use them, as they dry out. Cut the sheets into 4 rectangles each, about 12 by 4 inches, and put them in a pile on top of each other. Brush the top strip lightly with oil or melted butter. Take a heaping teaspoon of filling and place it at one of the 4-inch or shortest ends of the strip in a thin sausage shape along the edge-about 1 inch from it and 1 inch from the side edges (1). Roll up the top sheet with the filling inside like a cigarette (2). Turn the ends in when you've rolled it about a third of the way to trap the filling (3), then continue to roll (4). Repeat with the remaining fillo sheets.
• Place the cigars close to each other on a greased baking sheet and brush the tops with oil or melted butter and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes, or until crisp and golden.
• Serve hot.