Besttat Feta & White Cheese Tray Börek – 800 g

Besttat feta tray börek is an 800 g tray of layered pastry filled with feta and Turkish white cheese, a classic pairing in Turkish home baking. It is the kind of thing you bake on a Saturday morning, cut into squares and leave on the table while the tea brews.

What is in the tray

Tray börek, known in Turkey as tepsi böreği, is built from thin sheets of yufka laid flat in a baking tin and spread with filling between the layers. Once baked, the top turns crisp and golden while the middle stays soft, with the cheese melting into the pastry around it.

This Besttat version uses two cheeses. Feta brings a sharp, briny edge, and white cheese is milder and softer, so the filling tastes rounded rather than aggressively salty. For the full ingredient list, allergens and nutrition figures, read the label on the tray, as recipes can change between batches.

How to bake and serve it

Follow the heating instructions printed on the pack. Oven times depend on whether the tray is chilled or frozen when you bake it, so the label is the safest guide. A well baked feta tray börek has a deep gold top that sounds crisp when you tap it with a knife.

If your oven runs hot, move the tray to a lower shelf for the last few minutes so the base cooks through without the top burning. A sheet of foil laid loosely over the top does the same job. Leave the börek to settle for five minutes before cutting, which keeps the layers neat and stops the hot cheese running out onto the board.

Ideas for the table

• Serve warm with black olives, sliced tomato and cucumber for a Turkish style breakfast.
• Pair a square with a glass of cold ayran at lunch.
• Cut into small pieces for a buffet, a tea party or a picnic basket.
• Add a fried egg and a spoonful of pepper paste for a fuller weekend plate.
• Reheat leftovers in a dry frying pan with a lid so the base crisps up again.

Why a ready tray suits a busy week

Making börek from scratch means layering yufka, mixing a filling and waiting by the oven. A ready tray cuts the work down to baking time. One tray feeds several people, which makes it handy for a family breakfast at the weekend, a weekday supper with lentil soup and salad, or guests who turn up earlier than planned.

If you enjoy this style of Turkish pastry, the Besttat range on our shelves also includes a potato tray börek and a spinach and cheese roll, so you can keep two or three flavours in stock and rotate them through the month. Children who find spinach a hard sell tend to go for the cheese version first.

Storage and leftovers

Store the unopened tray exactly as the label directs. Once baked, any leftover feta tray börek keeps for a day or two in the fridge in a covered container. Warm it through before eating, and do not refreeze pastry that has already thawed.

Order Besttat börek online

Robin Food delivers Turkish groceries across the UK, with same-day delivery available in many London areas. Add this tray to your basket alongside Besttat Potato Tray Börek or Besttat Spinach and Cheese Börek, and pick up a jar of Bağcı Gemlik black olives for the breakfast spread.