Recipes · Turkish · Pies
Su Böreği
One serving has 479 kcal and 14 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (150%), riboflavin (64%), selenium (50%), cobalamin (43%), thiamin (38%) and vitamin A (38%). Ready in 50 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 35 min
- Makes: 1 serving (178 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 60 g Phyllo dough
- 40 g Feta cheese
- 8 g Parsley, fresh
- 20 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 20 g Butter, unsalted
- 30 g Milk, whole
- 0.3 g Salt
Method
- Briefly boil each phyllo sheet in salted water for about 1 minute until softened, then drain and lay flat; this is what gives su böreği its name, "water börek".
- Mix the feta with the parsley and half the beaten egg.
- Whisk the remaining egg with the milk.
- Layer half the boiled sheets in a buttered baking dish, brushing with melted butter and the egg-milk mixture between layers.
- Spread the cheese filling over, then layer the remaining sheets on top the same way, finishing with butter on top.
- Bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 30-35 minutes until golden and crisp, then cut into squares to serve.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 479 kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 35.2 g | |
| Water | 93.6 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.4 g | 5% |
| Protein | 13.8 g | 29% |
| Tryptophan | 0.18 g | |
| Threonine | 0.54 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.67 g | |
| Leucine | 1.2 g | |
| Lysine | 0.87 g | |
| Methionine | 0.33 g | |
| Cystine | 0.19 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.69 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.56 g | |
| Valine | 0.86 g | |
| Histidine | 0.35 g | |
| Fat | 31.4 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 9.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.4 g | |
| Saturated | 17.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 156 mg | |
| Calcium | 265 mg | 26% |
| Copper | 0.11 mg | 12% |
| Iron | 3 mg | 17% |
| Magnesium | 26.4 mg | 9% |
| Manganese | 0.32 mg | 18% |
| Phosphorus | 254 mg | 36% |
| Potassium | 186 mg | 4% |
| Selenium | 27.4 µg | 50% |
| Sodium | 910 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.9 mg | 24% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.42 mg | 38% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.7 mg | 64% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3 mg | 21% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1 mg | 21% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.24 mg | 18% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 89.3 µg | 22% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1 µg | 43% |
| Choline | 78.1 mg | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 266 µg | 38% |
| Vitamin C | 10.6 mg | 14% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 38.1 IU | 6% |
| Vitamin E | 0.88 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 135 µg | 150% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.6 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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