Turkish Egg Rolls Filled with Feta Cheese (SIGARA BOREGI)

cigar-shaped pastry of paper-thin dough (yufka) stuffed with cheese. - See more at: http://www.deliciousistanbul.com/blog/2011/03/15/sigara-borek/#sthash.B0Aj8060.dpuf

Sigara boregi is a traditional pastry of paper dough (yufka) stuffed with Turkish feta cheese and your choice of leafy greens. 'Yufka; can be replaced with the phyllo dough which is more easily found in the shops around the world than its Turkish counterpart. Instead of 1 yufka sheet you will need about 3 sheets of phyllo.

cigar-shaped pastry of paper-thin dough (yufka) stuffed with cheese. - See more at: http://www.deliciousistanbul.com/blog/2011/03/15/sigara-borek/#sthash.B0Aj8060.dpuf

cigar-shaped pastry of paper-thin dough (yufka) stuffed with cheese. - See more at: http://www.deliciousistanbul.com/blog/2011/03/15/sigara-borek/#sthash.B0Aj8060.dpuf

This fried pastry is perfect with coffee, but can be eaten as an appetizer or side dish.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 package of yufka, (8 oz)
• 1 lb. feta cheese (grated)
• 4 tablespoons mint (optional) or 4 tablespoons parsley (optional) or 4 tablespoons dill, finely chopped (optional)  (finely chopped)
• 1 egg - which i forgot to add at the class :(
• vegetable oil for frying
• water for sealing egg rolls

Prepare filling:

• In a mixing bowl combine cheeses, parsley, egg, salt and spices. Mix well and set aside.

Prepare dough:

• If dealing with yufka then cut the sheet into 12 segments; if working with phyllo – place the three sheets on top of each, half them vertically with a knife and then cut each of the 2 rectangles diagonally so you get 4 equal triangles (or 12, given you have 3 layers). Place each triangle on top of each other and cover with a clean damp cloth to prevent phyllo from drying and loosing its elasticity. 
• Place 1 tbsp cheese mixture at the larger edge of dough and roll. 
• Moist the tip of the triangle with water for sealing.
• Deep fry them until they turn into light brown or golden.  

 Oven Bake:

• Put the egg rolls on the baking tray covered with baking paper. Before you send your sigara böreği to the oven, brush them first with egg and then very generously with vegetable oil.

• Bake: Bake at 220 C (430F) for 15 minutes or until golden. Serve sigara böreği hot or warm.