Recipes – Turkish food guides – page 4

Künefe recipe: crisp shredded pastry with melted cheese and syrup

Buttery shredded kadayıf pastry around a layer of melting cheese, cooked until crisp, then soaked in syrup. Künefe is eaten hot and takes 40 minutes at home.

Gözleme recipe: Turkish stuffed flatbread with spinach and cheese

Thin hand-rolled dough folded round spinach and white cheese, cooked in a hot dry pan and brushed with butter. Our gözleme recipe makes four large flatbreads.

Tavuk şiş recipe: Turkish chicken skewers in yoghurt and pepper paste

Chicken thigh marinated overnight in yoghurt, pepper paste, garlic and lemon, then grilled until charred at the edges. Tavuk şiş for the barbecue or the oven.

Yaprak sarma recipe: Turkish vine leaves stuffed with herby rice

Vine leaves rolled tight around spiced rice, pine nuts and herbs, then gently simmered in olive oil and lemon. A classic cold meze that is worth the rolling.

Baklava recipe: homemade Turkish pistachio baklava with filo

Crisp layers of buttered filo, a thick seam of pistachios and a light lemon syrup. This homemade baklava recipe uses shop-bought filo and makes about 30 pieces.

Sütlaç recipe: Turkish baked rice pudding with a caramelised top

Creamy rice pudding thickened with rice flour, set in little bowls and grilled until the top is spotted brown. Fırın sütlaç is served cold and keeps for days.

Kısır recipe: spicy Turkish bulgur salad with pomegranate molasses

Fine bulgur soaked and kneaded with pepper paste, pomegranate molasses, lemon and fresh herbs. Kısır needs no cooking and tastes even better the next day.

Karadeniz pide recipe: Black Sea boat-shaped pide with mince or cheese

Boat-shaped Black Sea pide filled with spiced mince or melted kaşar cheese, baked hot and finished with egg and butter.

Sigara böreği recipe: crisp Turkish cheese rolls with parsley

Thin yufka pastry rolled tight around white cheese and parsley, then fried until it shatters. Our sigara böreği recipe makes 16 rolls in about 50 minutes.

Recipes: Turkish food guides