This is the only Turkish baklava with a cream-like filling, made by boiling a mixture semolina and a thick clotted cream called kaymak. To make şöbiyet, phyllo dough sheets are cut into squares, brushed with melted butter, and layered atop one another, then filled with kaymak and chopped nuts—typically walnuts—and finally folded into triangles before baking. Like …
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Bal kaymak
A staple breakfast dish in Turkey, bal kaymak is a delicious combination of kaymak – a traditional dairy product produced from water buffalo milk, very similar to clotted cream – that is generously doused with honey. The dish is served as a spread or a sweet dip alongside tea or a variety of other traditional …
Yumurtalı pide
The Turkish egg-topped flatbread filled with cheese, pepper and tomato, known as yumurtalı pide (lit. egg pita) hails from the Kayseri region in Middle Anatolia where locals sometimes also use another Anatolian delicacy as a topping for this type of pide bread – thinly sliced, spice-coated, and dry-cured beef called pastırma. Yumurtalı pide is made with …
Etli ekmek
Etli ekmek is a delicious Turkish pizza-like dish originating from the city of Konya. The name of the dish means bread with meat. It consists of a thin, crispy flatbread made with flour, sugar, salt, yeast, and oil, which is then topped with ground beef and finely chopped onions, tomatoes, and peppers. Etli ekmek is …
Yayla çorbası
Yayla çorbası is one of the most popular Turkish soups, made with long grain white rice, butter, yogurt, egg yolks, mint, and red pepper flakes. Just like chicken soup, it is especially popular when fighting a cold due to the nutritious ingredients used in it. The soup is named after yaylalar – mountain meadows of northern Turkey, …
Kabak tatlısı
Kabak tatlısı is a classic Turkish dessert consisting of candied pumpkin. The pumpkin is peeled, cut, then baked in its own juices with sugar. When baked, it is traditionally topped with crushed walnuts and thick clotted cream called kaymak. If desired, a few cinnamon sticks or cloves can be added to the pumpkin pieces before …
Easy pea & mint soup
ingredients 450g bag frozen peas 800ml hot water (straight from the kettle) 1 tbsp vegetable bouillon powder small handful of chopped fresh mint to serve cream to serve Method step 1 Tip the frozen peas into a blender and pour over the hot water from a kettle. Leave the peas to defrost, then reserve 1 …
Secret green sauce spaghetti
Ingredients 400g spaghetti 100g bag baby spinach 140g frozen pea small bunch basil leaves picked, a few reserved to serve 3 tbsp green pesto 150ml pot single cream 50g parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), grated, plus a little extra to serve Method step 1 Cook the spaghetti following pack instructions. Meanwhile, boil the kettle, put the …
Gooseberry & apple jam
ingredients 1kg gooseberry topped and tailed 400ml unsweetened clear apple juice (or use water) 1kg granulated sugar knob of butter 1 vanilla pod seeds scraped out Method step 1 Sterilise the jars and any other equipment before you start (see tip, below). Put a couple of saucers in the freezer, as you’ll need these for …
Strawberry & peanut crunch pie
Ingredients For the base 60g butter melted, plus extra for greasing 15 digestive biscuits 85g crunchy peanut butter For the filling 200g crème fraîche 200g full-fat cream cheese 25g icing sugar sifted ½ tsp vanilla paste, or seeds from ½ vanilla pod For the sauce and topping 450g ripe strawberry (smaller sized ones are best) …
Broad bean & courgette salad
Ingredients 8 baby or 4 medium courgettes 200g podded broad beans about (1kg/2lb 4oz unpodded weight) 2 tbsp olive oil 10 walnut halves, roughly chopped For the vinaigrette 1 tbsp white wine vinegar 50ml olive oil Method step 1 To make the vinaigrette, whisk the white wine vinegar and olive oil together with some seasoning, …
Scrumptious strawberry pavlova
ingredients For the pavlova 2 tsp vinegar any type 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 tsp cornflour 4 large egg whites 100g light muscovado sugar 100g golden caster sugar 25g hazelnuts For the topping 600g strawberries 3 tbsp cassis (blackcurrant liquer) 568ml carton double cream Method step 1 Preheat the oven to 140C/gas 1/ fan 120C. …
Blueberry & pistachio cake with cardamom cream
ingredients 4 large eggs 225g golden caster sugar plus extra for dusting 175g butter melted and cooled 200g self-raising flour plus extra for dusting 85g pistachio ground 50g blueberry For the cardamom cream filling 100g butter softened 200g icing sugar seeds from 6 cardamom pod ground 200ml double cream To decorate 85g pistachio roughly chopped …
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Healthy potato salad
ingredients 1large bunch basil 1large bunch parsley 1kg new potatoes larger potatoes halved 100ml extra virgin olive oil 2 tbsp white wine vinegar 1 small garlic clove Method step 1 Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, drop in the basil for 30 secs or until wilted, then fish out with a …
Spaghetti with lemon & olives
ingredients 500g bag fresh or dried spaghetti 5 tbsp olive oil 50g pine nut 5 fat garlic cloves peeled good pinch dried chilli flakes 2 lemons handful parsley 100g pitted green olive chopped if liked 5 tbsp grated fresh parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), plus extra to serve Method step 1 Put a large pan of …
Easy raspberry & ginger trifle cheesecake
ingredients 150ml Marsala, madeira or medium-sweet Sherry 2 x 300g packs cream cheese 600ml double cream 50g icing sugar sifted 2 x 250g packs gingernut biscuits 2 x 200g punnets of raspberries Method step 1 Put 50ml of the alcohol in a bowl with the cream cheese and beat with an electric whisk until smooth. …
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Raspberry, chocolate & hazelnut breakfast bread
ingredients 2 x 7g sachets fast-action dried yeast 600g ’00’ flour sponge flour or plain flour, plus extra for dusting 50g golden caster sugar 400ml warm milk 50g melted salted butter plus extra for greasing and to serve 1 large egg beaten 200g jar Nutella plus extra to serve (optional) 200g raspberries 1-2 tbsp chopped …
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Cornish pasty
ingredients For the pastry 125g chilled and diced butter 125g lard 500g plain flour plus extra 1 egg beaten For the filling 350g beef skirt or chuck steak, finely chopped 1 large onion finely chopped 2 medium potatoes peeled, thinly sliced 175g swede peeled, finely diced 1 tbsp freshly ground black pepper Method step 1 …
Güllaç
Güllaç is a unique Turkish dessert that is the most popular during Ramadan. It consists of numerous layers of thin, cornstarch pastry which is soaked in rosewater-infused milk and stuffed with walnuts, hazelnuts and/or almonds. Güllaç provides a healthier alternative to the sugar-laden lokma, baklava, and tulumba, which are mostly consumed after the fasting. The dessert dates …
Kumpir
In Türkiye, this staple street food item is prepared with a whole baked potato that is cut through the middle and comes filled with a combination of puréed potatoes, butter, and kaşar cheese. The potatoes are usually large in size, baked with their skin intact, while the toppings may include mayonnaise or ketchup and anything from fresh …
Midye tava
Midye tava is a delightfully good Turkish street food that is also served as an appetizer or a snack, consisting of fried mussels on a stick. Crispy and flavorful, the mussels are first battered, then deep-fried in a big metal cauldron. Hot oil is placed in the center of the cauldron, which has quite a wide …
Perde pilavı
Perde pilavı or drape pilaf is a traditional dish consisting of dough that is filled with rice, chicken, currants, almonds, pine nuts, butter, and spices such as salt, oregano, and pepper. The dough is made with flour, eggs, butter, and yogurt. This pilaf is typically prepared for weddings because it symbolizes the building of a new home, …
İzmir köfte
İzmir köfte is a Turkish comfort food dish consisting of köfte (meatballs), peppers, and potatoes in a simple tomato sauce. The dish can either be prepared on a stove or baked in the oven. Köfte are typically made with ground beef or lamb, onions, flour, stale bread, and eggs, flavored with a variety of spices …
İzmir köfte
İzmir köfte is a Turkish comfort food dish consisting of köfte (meatballs), peppers, and potatoes in a simple tomato sauce. The dish can either be prepared on a stove or baked in the oven. Köfte are typically made with ground beef or lamb, onions, flour, stale bread, and eggs, flavored with a variety of spices …
Ayva tatlısı
Candied quince or ayva tatlısı (lit. quince dessert) is a classic Turkish treat that is traditionally prepared in winter time, because quince is a seasonal fruit, best enjoyed from October to early January when there’s an abundance of it in Türkiye. Quince is delicious when fully ripe and it can also be enjoyed raw, …