{"id":8668,"date":"2026-10-27T13:27:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T04:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parade.kyoto\/?post_type=sweetlore&p=8668"},"modified":"2026-10-31T18:52:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T09:52:02","slug":"laz-boregi","status":"publish","type":"sweetlore","link":"https:\/\/parade.kyoto\/en\/sweetlore\/laz-boregi\/","title":{"rendered":"Laz B\u00f6re\u011fi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Laz b\u00f6re\u011fi is a pastry baked with milk cream sandwiched between layers of thin dough, and it is popular along Turkey’s Black Sea coast. B\u00f6rek is the name for dough dishes that wrap a variety of fillings, but here a sweet muhallebi made with milk and sugar is spread in the center.<\/p>\n

\"The
The dough and milk layers of Laz b\u00f6re\u011fi. 2020, location unknown. Photo: Laz \/ Source<\/a> \/ CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>. Downscaled version provided by the source; no changes to the content after retrieval.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Baked with a layer of milk cream in between<\/h2>\n

In one example from Rize, wheat flour, milk, water, fat and other ingredients are kneaded and rested, then rolled out into thin yufka, as for baklava<\/a>. Half of the dough sheets are layered on an oiled baking tray, a muhallebi made from milk, sugar, wheat flour and eggs is spread over them, and the remaining dough is used to cover it. Melted butter is poured over the top, and the pastry is cut into pieces, baked, cooled, and drizzled with syrup. The toasty thin layers and the soft milk cream in the center are enjoyed together.<\/p>\n

In another example from Artvin, ingredients such as eggs and yogurt, as well as black pepper, are added to the muhallebi. The recorded steps are to bake the bottom dough and cream first, then layer the remaining dough on top and bake it further. The finishing syrup in the Rize example is not mentioned in this method.<\/p>\n

\"Laz
Laz b\u00f6re\u011fi made with black pepper. 2017, location unknown. Photo: E4024 \/ Source<\/a> \/ CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>. Downscaled version provided by the source; no changes to the content after retrieval.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Even within the same pastry, where the sweetness is added and how the layers are baked differ.<\/p>\n

Local aromas and tables<\/h2>\n

Sema Kutlu, a pastry maker in Rize, says that each sheet of dough is rolled out thin one at a time using starch, and that at Kutlu’s own shop, cinnamon and lemon zest are used in the muhallebi. While there are examples with black pepper, other makers choose different aromas. It is a pastry that is cut into pieces and served at weddings, at gatherings welcoming many guests, and with late-afternoon tea.<\/p>\n

\"Turkish
Turkish tea and Laz b\u00f6re\u011fi. 2014, near Ankara, Turkey. Photo: E4024 \/ Source<\/a> \/ CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>. Downscaled version provided by the source; no changes to the content after retrieval.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Necla Keresteci, who started a shop in Trabzon based on homemade Laz b\u00f6re\u011fi, says that orders increase especially during Ramadan. When the pastry originated and who first made it are uncertain.<\/p>\n

In having a filling sandwiched between thin sheets of dough, it resembles baklava<\/a>, but in Laz b\u00f6re\u011fi the milk cream occupies the center. In a cut cross-section, the thin dough on the top and bottom and the thick cream can each be seen.<\/p>\n

Glossary<\/h2>\n

Muhallebi<\/strong>: A milk dessert made by cooking milk with starch, flour or similar ingredients until thickened.<\/p>

Yufka<\/strong>: A name for thinly rolled dough, or for the thin bread made by cooking it.<\/p>

Baklava<\/strong>: A pastry made by layering thin dough and using nuts, syrup and other ingredients.<\/p>

Sema Kutlu<\/strong>: A pastry maker in Rize.<\/p>

Necla Keresteci<\/strong>: The maker behind a shop in Trabzon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Laz b\u00f6re\u011fi is a pastry baked with milk cream sandwiched between layers of thin dough, popular along Turkey’s Black Sea coast. B\u00f6rek is the name for dough dishes that wrap a variety of fillings, but here a sweet muhallebi made with milk and sugar is spread in the center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7919,"menu_order":439,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_parade_sweetlore_meta":{"en":"Laz b\u00f6re\u011fi","subtitle":"Ingredients and Preparation of Laz B\u00f6re\u011fi","topics":"Milk cream sandwiched between thin yufka \/ The Rize example, baked and finished with syrup \/ The Artvin example with black pepper","country":"Black Sea coast of Turkey, including Rize and Artvin","show_toc":true,"ingredients":["cream","grain"],"texture":[],"occasion":[],"method":["baked"],"season":[]},"footnotes":""},"sweetlore_category":[168],"class_list":["post-8668","sweetlore","type-sweetlore","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"sweetlore_related_products":null,"sweetlore_related_faqs":null,"sweetlore_related_voices":null,"sweetlore_related_mode":"auto","sweetlore_related_articles":null},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t