Sweet clotted-cream saj börek
Ingredients
- 220 gWheat flour
- 6 gSalt
- 150 gWater
- 255 gClotted cream
- 180 gSugar
Grams are the real measure. Glasses and spoons are approximate and vary by ingredient. 1 Turkish glass is 200 ml.
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Cross-section
- Clotted cream31%
- Wheat flour27%
- Sugar22%
- Water18%
- Salt 1%
Ingredients by weight, heaviest at the bottom.
Method
Knead a dough with the flour, salt and water and split it into six balls.
Roll each ball out very thin, spread clotted cream on it and sprinkle sugar.
Fold into a square and press down.
Cook both sides on the saj.
Make all of them the same way and serve lukewarm.
Where this recipe comes from
From a published work: quantities come from Nermin Erkoyuncu, Konya İli Çumra ve Karapınar İlçelerinde Türkmen Yemekleri ve Yemek Kültürü Üzerine Bir Araştırma (Selçuk Üniversitesi yüksek lisans tezi, 2006); the method is written in our own words.
- Nermin Erkoyuncu, Konya İli Çumra ve Karapınar İlçelerinde Türkmen Yemekleri ve Yemek Kültürü Üzerine Bir Araştırma (Selçuk Üniversitesi yüksek lisans tezi, 2006)Accessed: November 4, 2026
Last changed: November 1, 2026