Hi everyone! this is Aysenur Altan. Welcome back to my channel. In this episode, we are going to make Turkish phyllo sheets which we call "yufka". In many recipes in Turkish cuisine, we use these yufka sheets. They are big in round shape, hand-rolled but we usually buy them from markets. It's widely available in Turkey. Normally you can also use the frozen phyllo sheets, rectangular. The thick one is the closest one to the one we use. But in this episode, I'm going to show you easily how you can roll it using only a rolling pin, not the thin oklava with an easy method. We're gonna cook five-ten pieces together. It's gonna be very soft. You can freeze it use it in many recipes. In the upcoming
episode, I'm gonna also show you how we can turn it into borek, the possibilities are endless, so let's begin! I already made my dough. They are resting. Let me tell you how I made it quickly: One cup lukewarm water, I used cheese water that is left from the cheese I'm experimenting, and share it with you. About a teaspoon of yeast, it's optional. Again teaspoon oil, teaspoon salt. I'm gonna add it after the flour, and about close to three cups flour. Keep this for later. The salt and I'm gonna knead until it is smooth and not sticky. From which country are you watching? Greetings from Istanbul Turkey!
Shape the dough into a log and then cut it into small sizes. The pan size I'm gonna cook is about 32 centimeters so 12-13 pieces are better. But if your pan is small or if you want to roll out smaller, just make about 16 pieces. Then roll it into round shapes with the help of my palm and the countertop. So they are rested for about 15 minutes. I'm gonna keep this one so the ones that I'm not rolling will stay soft. Let's begin to roll now. I'm gonna use both flour and cornstarch. It helps to roll out more easily. It is optional but if you can find use it. Okay, let's get from the starch mixture and roll. Just keep
turning 90 degrees. Here is the second one. So I'm gonna place them near the stovetop, a couple of them and then we can begin to cook. Let me also show you how you can roll out two together. Roll one like this. And the second one is just a little. Since it has corn starch in it, it will help not to stick. Use generously and then roll them both together. From time to time we can turn it over to see if it is sticking. Sprinkle some flour and then continue to roll. After it is big enough, you can separate and
continue to roll a bit more. My 32 centimeters in diameter non-stick pan is heated well, now I'm gonna begin to cook them. For the first one, we're gonna cook both sides. It's not gonna take much time for about 30 seconds okay. After 10 seconds, I begin to add the second one on top of the first. It is on
medium-high. So I turn it back. And as soon as I turn it over, I put the third one. You see some brown spots it will be enough for us. It will continue to dry between the sheets. With this method, we cook the yufka sheets slowly without over-drying them, like 15 more seconds and here is the next one. So I'm gonna continue to cook them like this and it's gonna be ready in like five-ten minutes, all of them. In the meantime, I'm gonna prepare a quick filling to wrap with my yufkas for my daughter. I have green peppers from the freezer, ground beef sauteed with onion. Just do more whenever you use ground beef so it is ready in the fridge. If you have watched till here you can support with and
comments So I cooked almost all of them and now I'm gonna place them into a kitchen towel. In order to keep them soft, we need to moisture more you can use a spritz bottle, but I don't have it right now. So I'm gonna just drizzle some water like this which is a good old method. And place them back here. You see the steam coming between the sheets, that's how it is dried while keeping them soft but we can dampen it just a little bit more. So I'm gonna cover them again make "Tantuni" (home style).
Let's make quick "Ayran", yogurt, some salt, and water. As you can see they are very soft you can use them as a wrap. Let's taste from the "tantuni". It's really delicious. Give it a try, give your ideas. What fillng would you use, and stay tuned for the borek and other recipes that you can make with homemade yufka sheets. See you next time...
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