DessertsMedium
Crème Caramel (Krem Karamel)
A milk and egg custard baked in a bain-marie in moulds lined with dark honey-coloured caramel, chilled and turned out onto a plate to serve.
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Turkish Cuisine Recipes
87 verified recipes from Turkish Cuisine cuisine. Every recipe lists measurements and times; nutrition is shown only when the data is sufficient.
Turkish Cuisine Recipes
Snacks & Quick BitesMedium
Homemade Lahmacun Wrap with Sumac Onions (Lahmacun Dürüm)
Thin lahmacun, baked briefly in a very hot oven and softened by stacking and covering, is rolled up with sumac onions, parsley and lemon and served as a wrap.
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DessertsEasy
Turkish Bread Pudding in Syrup with Kaymak (Ekmek Kadayıfı)
A ready-made ekmek kadayıfı disc is cooked over low heat in hot syrup with lemon, then sliced once cool and served with kaymak.
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DessertsMedium
Turkish Cheese Halva with Semolina (Höşmerim)
Unsalted fresh cheese is cooked with egg yolks and semolina over low heat until it releases its fat, then thickened with sugar and served warm or cold.
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Salads & MezeEasy
Turkish White Bean Salad with Tahini Dressing (Antalya Piyazı)
Boiled dried white beans are mixed with a tarator sauce of tahini, lemon, vinegar and garlic, then served with egg, tomato and onion.
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Pastries & BakingMedium
Turkish Spiral Borek with Minced Meat (Kıymalı Kol Böreği)
Yufka sheets soaked in a wash of milk, oil and egg are rolled around mince with onion, coiled into a spiral in the tray and baked until golden.
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BreakfastEasy
Eggs with Pastırma (Turkish Cured Beef)
Pastırma is warmed briefly in butter and the eggs are cracked on top; the pan comes off the heat as soon as the whites set.
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Main DishesEasy
Sebzeli Tavuk – Chicken and Vegetable Sauté Recipe
Chicken sautéed with onion, green peppers and tomatoes.
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Pastries & BakingMedium
Spinach Gözleme
Thin dough filled with spinach, onion and white cheese, cooked on a griddle or in a pan. If the spinach isn't squeezed dry, the dough tears.
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DessertsEasy
Sutlac — Turkish Baked Rice Pudding
Burst the rice in its own water before the milk goes in; that is what sets the texture without starch.
Helal uygun
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Salads & MezeEasy
Shepherd's Salad (Çoban Salata)
Finely diced tomato, cucumber, pepper and salt-rubbed onion. Salt it at the very end and the salad won't go watery.
Helal uygun
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Salads & MezeEasy
Cacık (Turkish Yoghurt with Cucumber and Mint)
A cooling cacık made with yoghurt, cucumber, garlic and mint.
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BreakfastEasy
Menemen — Turkish Scrambled Eggs with Tomato
A breakfast pan where the tomato is cooked down first and the eggs go in last. How often you stir decides the texture.
Helal uygun
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SoupsEasy
Tarhana Soup
Slaking the tarhana in cold water before it meets heat is what keeps the soup lump-free; the body settles in fifteen minutes.
Helal uygun
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Main DishesMedium
Green Beans with Meat
The beans cook in the meat's own liquid, and the tomato and paste go in only once the beans are halfway tender.
Vejetaryen
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Olive-Oil DishesMedium
Imam Bayildi — Stuffed Aubergines in Olive Oil
The aubergines are softened in the oven rather than deep-fried, and the onions are cooked until sweet. Served warm, never hot.
Vejetaryen
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BreakfastEasy
Sucuklu Yumurta Recipe: Turkish Eggs with Sucuk in a Copper Pan
Eggs fried over spicy Turkish sucuk, the star of a Sunday breakfast.
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BreakfastMedium
Sarımsaklı Yoğurtlu Çılbır – Turkish Eggs with Garlic Yoghurt Recipe
Delicious poached eggs served on garlicky strained yoghurt.
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BreakfastEasy
Çıtır Sigara Böreği – Crispy Turkish Cheese Rolls Recipe
Extra-crispy rolled börek with a white cheese filling.
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BreakfastHard
Gaziantep Katmeri – Pistachio Katmer with Clotted Cream Recipe
A breakfast sweet of paper-thin pastry with plenty of pistachios and kaymak.
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BreakfastEasy
El Açması Peynirli Gözleme – Turkish Cheese Gözleme Recipe
Quick pan-cooked cheese gözleme that tastes like the hand-rolled kind.
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BreakfastEasy
Hakiki Bal Kaymak Tabağı – Turkish Honey and Clotted Cream Plate Recipe
Buffalo kaymak with honey and walnuts: the sweetest way to finish breakfast.
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Snacks & Quick BitesEasy
Baharatlı Çıtır Patates Kızartması – Crispy Seasoned Fries Recipe
Golden fries that are crisp on the outside and soft and fluffy inside.
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Snacks & Quick BitesHard
Etsiz Çiğ Köfte – Meatless Çiğ Köfte (Spicy Bulgur Balls) Recipe
Meatless, richly spiced and fiery bulgur patties made by long kneading.
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SoupsEasy
Tavuklu Erişte Çorbası – Turkish Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe
A wholesome Turkish chicken noodle soup with shredded chicken breast, grated carrot and egg noodles cooked in chicken stock.
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SoupsMedium
Soğan Çorbası – Caramelized Onion Soup Recipe
A delicious soup of slowly caramelized onions, finished in the oven with cheese-topped bread.
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SoupsEasy
Havuç Çorbası – Carrot Soup Recipe
A carrot soup whose color whets the appetite, puréed with potato and onion and not thickened with cream or flour.
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SoupsEasy
Brokoli Çorbası – Broccoli Soup Recipe
A healthy, easy broccoli soup made with milk and thickened with a butter and flour roux.
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SoupsEasy
Kremalı Patates Çorbası – Creamy Potato Soup Recipe
A silky potato soup of puréed potatoes thinned with chicken stock and finished with cream.
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SoupsMedium
Pancar Çorbası – Beetroot Soup Recipe
A beetroot soup with a captivating color, blended with potato and carrot, brightened with lemon juice and free of milk or cream.
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Main DishesHard
Adana Kebabı – Adana Kebab Recipe
Homemade Adana kebab: ground lamb kneaded with tail fat and pepper, pressed onto wide skewers, grilled and served with lavash.
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Main DishesHard
Beyti – Turkish Beyti Kebab Recipe
Delicious beyti kebab wrapped in lavash flatbread and finished with a buttery tomato sauce.
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Main DishesMedium
İskender Kebabı – Turkish Iskender Kebab Recipe
Iskender kebab at home: warm pide topped with döner, tomato paste sauce and melted butter, with yoghurt on the side.
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Main DishesEasy
Çöp Şiş – Turkish Mini Beef Skewers Recipe
Quick and tasty çöp şiş: Turkish mini skewers of hazelnut-sized beef pieces.
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Main DishesMedium
Fırında Kuzu İncik – Turkish Oven-Baked Lamb Shanks Recipe
Oven-baked lamb shanks that melt in the mouth, slow-cooked with potatoes, carrots, garlic and rosemary.
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Main DishesMedium
Geleneksel Sac Kavurma – Traditional Turkish Lamb Stir-Fry Recipe
Delicious lamb, stir-fried with onion, green peppers and tomatoes in a traditional Turkish iron pan.
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Main DishesEasy
Mersin Usulü Tavuk Tantuni – Turkish Chicken Tantuni Wrap Recipe
Mersin-style chicken tantuni: finely diced chicken breast sautéed with paprika and wrapped in lavash.
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Main DishesMedium
Bursa Pideli Köfte – Turkish Meatballs on Pide Bread Recipe
Bursa's famous flat meatballs on chopped pide, served with a tomato and butter sauce and yoghurt.
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Olive-Oil DishesMedium
Turkish Stuffed Courgettes with Mince and Rice (Etli Kabak Dolması)
Courgettes are cut in half crosswise and hollowed out, filled with a raw mince, rice and herb stuffing, capped with a slice of tomato and simmered, covered, in water with tomato paste.
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Olive-Oil DishesMedium
Patlıcan Musakka – Turkish Aubergine Moussaka Recipe
Turkish moussaka of fried aubergine slices baked under a ground beef, onion, pepper and tomato topping, without béchamel.
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Olive-Oil DishesEasy
Mercimek Köftesi – Turkish Red Lentil Kofte Recipe
A teatime favourite: meat-free red lentil and bulgur patties with spring onions and parsley.
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Olive-Oil DishesEasy
Yumurtalı Ispanak Yemeği – Turkish Spinach with Eggs Recipe
A protein-packed Turkish spinach dish: spinach and onion sautéed in olive oil with eggs cooked on top.
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Olive-Oil DishesEasy
Kabak Mücveri – Turkish Courgette (Zucchini) Fritters Recipe
Golden fried Turkish courgette fritters made with grated courgette, eggs, flour and dill, served with yoghurt.
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Olive-Oil DishesHard
Zeytinyağlı Lahana Sarması – Turkish Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Recipe
Light, meat-free Turkish cabbage rolls filled with rice, onion, pine nuts, currants, allspice and cinnamon, served cold.
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Olive-Oil DishesEasy
Etli Bezelye Recipe: Turkish Pea and Beef Stew
A classic Turkish home-style pea stew with meat.
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Olive-Oil DishesEasy
Sote Taze Fasulye – Turkish Sautéed Green Beans Recipe
Quick Turkish sautéed green beans cooked in olive oil with onion, garlic and grated tomato.
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Salads & MezeEasy
Patlıcan Közlemesi – Turkish Smoky Aubergine (Eggplant) Salad Recipe
A Turkish salad of fire-roasted aubergines and sweet red peppers, mixed with garlic, olive oil and lemon and served cold.
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Salads & MezeEasy
Atom Mezesi – Spicy Yogurt Dip Recipe
Fiery garlic yogurt topped with sizzling butter and dried red chilli — a bold meze.
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Salads & MezeEasy
Yeşil Mercimek Salatası – Green Lentil Salad Recipe
Hearty green lentil salad with pomegranate molasses, dill and roasted peppers.
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Salads & MezeEasy
Cevizli Tarator Sos – Turkish Walnut Tarator Sauce Recipe
A Turkish walnut, yoghurt and garlic sauce thickened with stale bread, the best friend of calamari.
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Salads & MezeEasy
Cevizli Gavurdağı Salatası – Turkish Gavurdagi Salad with Walnuts Recipe
A finely chopped tomato and onion salad from Antep with walnuts, pomegranate molasses and olive oil.
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Salads & MezeEasy
Ev Yapımı Rus Salatası – Turkish Russian Salad (Olivier) Recipe
A classic Turkish side salad of potatoes, carrots, peas and pickled gherkins dressed with mayonnaise.
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Pastries & BakingMedium
Eskişehir Çiğ Börek – Fried Meat Pastry Recipe
Eskişehir's famous fried pastry — thin dough stuffed with juicy spiced mince, deep-fried until puffy.
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Pastries & BakingMedium
Yumuşacık Ev Açması – Soft Turkish Acma Bread Recipe
Bakery-style Turkish açma, soft yeasted rings that pull apart in buttery layers.
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Pastries & BakingMedium
Sokak Simidi – Turkish Street Simit (Sesame Bread Rings) Recipe
Crispy homemade simit, the Turkish street bread ring dipped in grape molasses and coated in toasted sesame seeds.
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Pastries & BakingEasy
Tavada Köy Bazlaması – Pan-Cooked Turkish Bazlama Flatbread Recipe
Soft Turkish village flatbread made from a yeasted dough and cooked in a frying pan, no oven needed.
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DessertsMedium
İzmir Şambali Tatlısı – Turkish Semolina Cake (Shambali) Recipe
Izmir's famous street dessert: a baked semolina and yoghurt cake topped with peanuts and soaked in cold syrup.
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DessertsEasy
Sütlü İrmik Helvası – Turkish Semolina Halva with Milk Recipe
Semolina halva toasted in butter with pine nuts, then cooked in hot sweetened milk and left to steam.
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DessertsMedium
Cennet Çamuru Recipe: Kilis Pistachio Kadayif Dessert
Kilis's famous pistachio dessert made with buttery shredded kadayif.
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DessertsEasy
Kekli Ev Yapımı Supangle – Turkish Chocolate Pudding with Cake Recipe
Homemade chocolate milk pudding poured over sponge cake pieces — Turkey's beloved dessert supangle made from scratch.
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DessertsMedium
Kaymaklı Ayva Tatlısı – Turkish Quince Dessert with Clotted Cream Recipe
A winter favourite: quince halves cooked slowly with sugar, cinnamon and cloves, served with kaymak (clotted cream).
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DessertsEasy
Tahinli ve Cevizli Kabak Tatlısı – Turkish Pumpkin Dessert with Tahini Recipe
Turkish pumpkin dessert cooked in its own syrup, then drizzled with tahini and scattered with walnuts.
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SoupsEasy
Yayla Çorbası – Turkish Yogurt and Rice Soup Recipe
Refreshing Turkish yogurt soup with rice and dried mint — creamy, tangy and ready in 30 minutes.
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SoupsMedium
Düğün Çorbası – Turkish Wedding Soup Recipe
Turkish wedding soup made with lamb and finished with a yoghurt and egg yolk liaison.
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SoupsEasy
Şehriyeli Tavuk Suyu Çorbası – Turkish Chicken Vermicelli Soup Recipe
A restorative Turkish chicken broth soup with vermicelli and shredded chicken.
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SoupsHard
İşkembe Çorbası – Turkish Tripe Soup Recipe
Turkish tripe soup served with garlic and vinegar.
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SoupsEasy
Kremalı Mantar Çorbası – Cream of Mushroom Soup Recipe
A creamy mushroom soup: button mushrooms sautéed in butter, thickened with toasted flour and finished with cream.
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SoupsEasy
Yeşil Mercimek Çorbası – Turkish Green Lentil Soup Recipe
Hearty green lentil soup with tomato paste and orzo: a clear broth, with the orzo added last so it keeps its bite.
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SoupsEasy
Balkabağı Çorbası – Turkish Pumpkin Soup Recipe
A creamy pumpkin soup: onion, carrot and pumpkin sautéed in olive oil, simmered, puréed and softened with cream.
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Main DishesMedium
İzmir Köfte – Turkish Meatball and Potato Bake Recipe
Baked İzmir Köfte: lightly fried beef meatballs and potato wedges finished in the oven with a tomato paste sauce.
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Main DishesMedium
Ali Nazik Kebabı – Ground Beef on Smoky Aubergine Yoghurt Recipe
A kebab of ground beef browned in butter and poured hot over a cool bed of charred aubergine mixed with garlic yoghurt.
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SoupsEasy
Ezogelin Çorbası – Turkish Red Lentil and Bulgur Soup Recipe
Ezogelin is a Turkish soup of red lentils, rice and fine bulgur, where bulgur and mint make a unique pairing.
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Main DishesMedium
Klasik Etli Kuru Fasulye – Turkish White Bean Stew with Meat Recipe
Etli kuru fasulye, Turkey's national dish: dried white beans cooked slowly with meat and tomato paste.
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Olive-Oil DishesEasy
Zeytinyağlı Taze Fasulye – Turkish Green Beans in Olive Oil Recipe
A summer essential: green beans cooked slowly in olive oil with peeled tomatoes and onion.
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Salads & MezeEasy
Babaganuş – Roasted Aubergine Salad Recipe (Köz Patlıcan)
Aubergines charred directly over a flame, then mashed with tahini, lemon and garlic — smoky Babaganoush the right way.
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Pastries & BakingHard
Geleneksel Çıtır Lahmacun – Crispy Turkish Lahmacun Recipe
Crispy homemade lahmacun: a thin, yeast-free dough spread with a topping of minced meat, vegetables and parsley.
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DessertsMedium
Hatay Usulü Peynirli Künefe – Hatay-Style Cheese Künefe (Kunafa) Recipe
Hatay-style künefe, the pearl of Hatay: buttery kadayif and stretchy künefe cheese, finished with cold syrup.
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DessertsHard
Geleneksel Kazandibi – Turkish Caramelized Milk Pudding Recipe
A Turkish milk pudding cooked over a caramelized sugar base, the most caramelized of all milk desserts.
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SoupsEasy
Klasik Kırmızı Mercimek Çorbası – Turkish Red Lentil Soup Recipe
Velvety red lentil soup with carrot and potato, the classic that no Turkish table goes without.
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Pastries & BakingMedium
Katmer – Gaziantep Crispy Walnut Pastry Recipe
Gaziantep's iconic flaky pastry — thin dough layered with butter, walnuts and sugar, cooked on a hot griddle.
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Pastries & BakingMedium
Dilber Dudağı – Turkish Beauty's Lips Dessert Recipe
A traditional Ottoman dessert of shaped, fried pastry soaked in syrup.
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Pastries & BakingEasy
Lor Peynirli Tepsi Böreği – Turkish Curd Cheese Börek Recipe
A light, tasty tray börek made with curd cheese between filo sheets brushed with milk.
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Pastries & BakingEasy
Turkish Semolina Cake in Milk Syrup (Sütlü Revani)
A cake made with semolina, flour and eggs and raised with baking powder is soaked in a milk syrup that is warmed only until the sugar dissolves and then cooled; it rests in the fridge and is served cold.
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Pastries & BakingEasy
Ispanaklı Börek – Turkish Spinach Börek Recipe
A classic Turkish börek of spinach and white cheese layered between crisp filo sheets and baked in the oven.
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Pastries & BakingHard
Cevizli Baklava – Turkish Walnut Baklava Recipe
Traditional Turkish baklava made with fresh walnuts and fragrant syrup between crisp layers of filo.
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Pastries & BakingEasy
Yoğurtlu Poğaça – Turkish Yogurt Roll Recipe
Cheese-filled rolls made with a yogurt dough and baked to a crisp golden crust: a breakfast favourite.
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Pastries & BakingHard
Su Böreği – Turkish Water Börek Recipe
Handmade Turkish water börek of blanched filo sheets layered with cheese.
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