Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Breads and Pastries
Menemen Flatbread / Pastry
Chef's Menu Description
Flaky, all-butter golden pastry filled with a delicately spiced sweet filling, baked until crisp and aromatic.
Ingredients
- • 500g fresh yufka (or 12 phyllo sheets)
- • 250g feta cheese, crumbled
- • 1/2 cup parsley, chopped
- • 200g butter, melted
- • 1 cup whole milk
- • 1 egg, beaten
- • 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Mix the feta with the parsley and black pepper.
2
Phase 2
Simmer 4 of the yufka sheets in salted boiling water for 1 minute (skip if using phyllo).
3
Phase 3
Brush a dish with butter; layer the sheets, brushing butter between and spreading the cheese filling halfway up.
4
Phase 4
Finish with the remaining sheets; whisk the egg into the milk, pour over, and drizzle with the remaining butter.
5
Phase 5
Bake at 180C for 35-40 minutes until deep golden.
6
Phase 6
Rest 10 minutes, cut into squares, and serve warm.