Ingredients for Potato Börek (Muska Böreği) Triangles
- 3 sheets yufka (thin Turkish phyllo-like dough)
- 3 potatoes
- 1 onion
- 1 tea glass vegetable oil (about 100 ml / 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp)
- 1 dessert spoon salt (about 2 tsp)
- 1 dessert spoon Aleppo pepper flakes (about 2 tsp)
- 1/2 dessert spoon black pepper (about 1 tsp)
- 1 egg yolk
How to Make Potato Börek (Muska Böreği) Triangles
Boil 3 potatoes, peel them, and mash them. In a pan, sauté 1 finely diced onion in 1 tea glass (about 100 ml / 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp) of vegetable oil. Add the mashed potatoes and stir a few more times. Add 1 dessert spoon of salt, 1 dessert spoon of Aleppo pepper flakes, and 1/2 dessert spoon of black pepper, stir a little more, and remove from heat.
Lay out 1 sheet of yufka fully open and cut it into long strips about four fingers wide. Place 1 dessert spoon of the cooled filling into each strip and fold into a triangle (muska) shape. Repeat this for all 3 sheets of yufka. Arrange on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, brush with 1 egg yolk, and sprinkle with nigella seeds. Bake in a 190°C (375°F) oven until golden.
About This Recipe
Today, the capital of the potato is Peru. It is not the largest producer or consumer, but the greatest variety and range of colors of potatoes are found in this country. The largest producer and consumer is China. Following China come India, Russia, Ukraine, the USA, Germany, Bangladesh, France, the Netherlands, and Poland. Our country ranks 15th in production. The potato is one of the rare plants not originally native to Turkey. Despite being grown in every corner of our country today, it is especially an important crop in the Eastern and Central Anatolia regions.
The potato, humanity's savior, was initially grown and used as animal feed and food given to prisoners. Its widespread adoption and consumption across Europe didn't come until the 18th — and even 19th — century. After rice, wheat, and corn, the potato is the fourth most consumed food source in the world. It is rich in vitamins A, C, K, B6, and E, as well as folate. A significant source of potassium, it also contains calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, and copper.
Today we have prepared a Potato Börek (Muska Böreği) that is very easy to make yet impossible to stop eating. When you have the time, you should also try our Ottoman-heritage Hand-Rolled Potato Muska Börek recipe. Enjoy the process!
