Su Böreği (Layered Cheese Pastry)

Ingredients

• 5 cups plain flour
• 5 eggs
• half a cup of water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• For boiling: plenty of salted water
• Filling: 400 g white cheese, 1 bunch parsley
• Between the layers: 200 g melted butter and half a cup of oil

Method

1. Knead the flour, eggs, water and salt into a firm dough and rest it for half an hour.
2. Divide into eight pieces and roll each one out thinly, to the width of your tray.
3. Boil the sheets one at a time in salted water for about a minute, then dip in cold water and drain.
4. Mix the butter and oil; lay four sheets in a greased tray, brushing between each one.
5. Spread the cheese and parsley over the middle and lay the remaining sheets on top the same way.
6. Pour over the rest of the fat and cut into portions.
7. Bake at 190 °C for 40-45 minutes, until golden on top.