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A tray of golden brown, crispy Turkish cheese böreks with nigella seeds.

Ultra-Crispy Turkish Vinegar Sauce Börek

A stunningly crunchy Turkish pastry made with ready-to-use yufka and a special vinegar-flour-oil sauce that creates a professional, flaky finish.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 16 rolls
Course: Breakfast, Pastries
Cuisine: Turkish
Calories: 166
Ingredients Equipment Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 sheets Ready-Made Yufka
  • 1 cup Feta Cheese (crumbled)
  • ½ bunch Fresh Parsley (chopped)
  • Nigella Seeds (for topping)
For the Crispy Sauce:
  • 1 cup Vegetable Oil
  • 2 tbsp White Vinegar or Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 3 tbsp All-purpose Flour

Equipment

  • Pastry Brush: Essential for evening out the vinegar sauce.
  • Large Baking Sheet: Lined with parchment paper.
  • Mixing Bowl and Whisk: To create a smooth, lump-free sauce.
  • Pizza Cutter or Sharp Knife: For dividing the yufka into 8 even triangles.

Method
 

  1. Whisk the vegetable oil, vinegar, and flour in a bowl until a smooth sauce forms.
    Whisking flour, oil, and vinegar for a Turkish pastry sauce.
  2. Stack 4 sheets of yufka and cut them into 8 equal triangles (yielding 32 pieces).
    Cutting circular yufka sheets into 8 triangles for börek.
  3. Place one triangle on a flat surface and brush generously with the vinegar sauce.
    Brushing a thin layer of vinegar sauce onto a yufka triangle.
  4. Place a second triangle directly on top of the first and brush with more sauce.
    Layering two yufka triangles on top of each other with sauce.
  5. Add a spoonful of cheese and parsley mixture to the wide end of the triangle.
    Adding feta and parsley filling to the edge of the yufka.
  6. Roll the yufka into a thick cylinder (wider than a standard cigarette borek).
    Rolling a double-layered yufka triangle into a thick pastry roll.
  7. Brush remaining sauce on top, sprinkle with nigella seeds, and bake at 180°C (350°F) for 40-45 mins.
    Baking golden crispy böreks in a preheated 180 degree oven

Video

Notes

If you want an even more golden shine, you can whisk one egg yolk with a teaspoon of oil and brush it over the tops instead of using the leftover sauce. Serve these while hot at 70-80°C (158-176°F) for the ultimate crunch experience!