Cheese höşmerim (stretchy melted teleme cheese)
Ingredients
- 1,283 gTeleme (fresh unsalted cheese)
- 64.1 gWheat flour
The source does not say how many it serves. Amounts are the whole recipe as written; no serving count was made up.
Grams are the real measure. Glasses and spoons are approximate and vary by ingredient. 1 Turkish glass is 200 ml.
Allergens
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Cross-section
- Teleme (fresh unsalted cheese)95%
- Wheat flour 5%
Ingredients by weight, heaviest at the bottom.
Method
Crumble the teleme into a pot and stir with a spoon over medium heat.
When it starts to melt and bubble, add the flour little by little, stirring constantly, until the cheese stretches like taffy and releases its fat; then take off the heat.
Where this recipe comes from
From a published work: quantities come from A. Süheyl Ünver, Tarihte 50 Türk Yemeği (1948); the method is written in our own words.
- A. Süheyl Ünver, Tarihte 50 Türk Yemeği (1948)Accessed: November 4, 2026
Last changed: November 1, 2026