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Borekitas de Berengena

A Turkish dish of aubergine, kashkaval and feta cheese, baked in the oven. Finish with grated cheese.

55 min · Serves 10 · Easy

Serves
10

Ingredients

Dough

Filling

Time
Prep 20 min · Cook 35 min · 55 min total
Difficulty
easy
  1. 1

    Beat the oil with the water and salt and add just enough flour to make a soft malleable, oily dough.

  2. 2

    Prick eggplants with a fork and turn under the broiler until they are soft inside. Put into a colander and peel eggplants. Smash the flesh of the eggplant in the colander to release juices, press to drain them.

  3. 3

    In a bowl, mix eggplant pulp with feta cheese and kashkaval, mix well. Salt and pepper as desired.

  4. 4

    Divide pastry into 2 balls, roll each one out thin and cut into 10-cm (4 inch) rounds. You will not need flour for rolling -- the dough does not stick.

  5. 5

    Top each round with 1 heaping tablespoon of filling, fold round over and crimp edges. Place pies on a baking sheet, brush with egg glaze mixture. Sprinkle with grated cheese if desired.

  6. 6

    Bake 350F for 35 minutes or until lightly browned. If desired, can make one large pie by rolling out 2 large crusts from dough. If doing so, add 2 beaten eggs to the filling.

    35 min

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