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Give your picnics a taste of Turkey with this delicious recipe from Unearthed - the cheesy borek also works well as canapes for summer parties.

Makes 24

Ingredients
5 tbsp melted butter
2 tbsp olive oil
3 leeks, washed, trimmed and finely chopped
2 cloves garlic
Half a tsp sugar
200 ml chicken stock
1 bay leaf
200g feta, crumbed
Small bunch basil, finely chopped
8 sheets, filo pastry
15g melted butter (for brushing)
2 tbsp black sesame seeds


Method
Saute the leek, garlic and sugar in two tablespoons of melted better and two tablespoons of olive oil for four to five minutes, constantly stirring, season to taste.

Add the stock and bay leaf and cook until reduced down to a melted mushy consistency. Remove the pan from heat, take out the bay leaf and allow to cool. Place the leek and garlic mixture in a bowl and combine with the cheese and basil.

Work with one sheet of filo pastry at a time; spread the filo sheet and cut lengthwise into thirds. Each strip will make one Borek.

Brush the pastry with the remaining melted butter and place a tablespoon of filling across the corner of one end of the pastry. Fold this corner up and over to form a triangle, then over again, and so on until you have a multiple wrapped pastry parcel. Repeat this process with the rest of the ingredients.

Pre heat oven to 200C. Arrange the filo pastries on a tray, brushing on top, sprinkle with the black sesame seeds. Cook for 10 minutes, until golden brown.