Albanian Byrek Recipe

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Albanian Byrek
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups water, cold
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tbsp vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • to taste butter, melted
  • 2 cups spinach (dock or sorrel) or 2 cups dock or 2 cups sorrel
  • to taste salt
  • 1/2-1 cup yogurt or 1/2-1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
  • 2 -3 eggs
  • to taste butter, melted

Directions:

  1. Prepare the dough with flour, 1 and a half cups of cold water, 1 spoon of oil, 1 spoon of vinegar and half a teaspoon of salt, so that the dough may obtain average solidity.
  2. Press and mix the dough well, then divide in two equally sized pieces. Then divide the pieces into 10-12 ball shaped pieces.
  3. Spread the balls in well-shaped circles of the size of a plate. Place the circle-shaped dough on top of one another so as to obtain two large pies.
  4. Cover each pie with melted butter and leave for about half an hour to 1 hour.
  5. During this time wash a bowl of spinach, dock or sorrel, cut thin, add salt and leave in salt for about 15-20 minutes, then squash.
  6. Mix the spinach, dock or sorrel with half to 1 cup yogurt and 2-3 eggs.
  7. You can replace the yogurt with crumbled feta cheese. Cover the baking pan with melted butter.
  8. Spread one of the dough pies to cover the entire pan and gently pull up the ends, then sprinkle melted butter on it and spread the spinach on it uniformly.
  9. Spread the second dough pie on top of the spinach.
  10. Cut the byrek in square slices, sprinkle with melted butter and place in a hot oven until cooked.
  11. Byrek is served hot accompanied with yogurt.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 406.09 Kcal (1700 kJ)
Calories from fat 271.01 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 30.11g 46%
Cholesterol 433.09mg 144%
Sodium 1458.27mg 61%
Potassium 771.95mg 16%
Total Carbs 12.69g 4%
Sugars 9.19g 37%
Dietary Fiber 1.2g 5%
Protein 21.61g 43%
Vitamin C 18.6mg 31%
Iron 4mg 22%
Calcium 380.5mg 38%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 54.82 Kcal (230 kJ)
Calories from fat 36.59 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.07g 46%
Cholesterol 58.47mg 144%
Sodium 196.86mg 61%
Potassium 104.21mg 16%
Total Carbs 1.71g 4%
Sugars 1.24g 37%
Dietary Fiber 0.16g 5%
Protein 2.92g 43%
Vitamin C 2.5mg 31%
Iron 0.5mg 22%
Calcium 51.4mg 38%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.4
    Points
  • 11
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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