Kol böreği ("Arm
börek
''Börek'' or burek or byrek is a family of pastries or pies made in the Middle East and the Balkans. The pastry is made of a thin flaky dough such as filo with a variety of fillings, such as meat, cheese, spinach, or potatoes. A borek may be ...
"), also known as maznik (), is a
Turkish puff pastry
Puff pastry, also known as , is a light, flaky pastry, its base dough () composed of wheat flour and water. Butter or other solid fat () is then layered into the dough. The dough is repeatedly rolled and folded, rested, re-rolled and folded, encas ...
prepared in long rolls, traditionally filled with cheese, potatoes, spinach, or meat, and baked at a low temperature.
They are named after their long arm-like appearance.
See also
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Çiğ börek
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List of lamb dishes
This is a list of the popular lamb and mutton dishes and foods worldwide. Lamb and mutton are terms for the meat of domestic sheep (species ''Ovis aries'') at different ages. A sheep in its first year is called a lamb, and its meat is also called ...
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Sarıyer böreği
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References
Crimean cuisine
Turkish lamb dishes
Azerbaijani cuisine
Bosnia and Herzegovina cuisine
Savoury pies
Lamb dishes
Croatian cuisine
Turkish pastries
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