A while back I posted a photo of our friend back in Croatia, she was making traditional Bosnian style pie, which is also a delicacy in Croatia (same recipe just uses lard and pork) and both recipes are actually from Turkish kitchens of yester year.
A friend of ours who I got onto Steemit suggested that it may be a good idea to do a step by step guide for people who are interested, so here I am.
The basics about this type of pie:
Basically all the pies that do not have meat in them are called "Pita" (prenounced like the name Peter)
& the ones with meat are called "Burek" (pronounced booreck)
The name burek is definitely of Turkish descent, while pita... I don't know!
This type of pie is definitely a mix of cultures and history all best shown in the nicest of ways! FOOD!
Here is a recipe that gives a good idea of ingredients needed and so on.
http://worldtravelerrecipes.blogspot.hr/2014/02/home-made-bosnian-pita-burek-and.html
& HERE ARE THE PHOTOS OF MAKING PIES FOR MY FAMILY:
So today I made pies with mixed minced meat and diced onions.
With potatoes, with cheese and mixed potato and cheese.
You can also use spinach or pumkin.
As there is no real rule of thumb, as cultures that do not eat pork use beef aand or chicken, we use a mixed 50/50 beef and pork, or chiken... I've made it with a mix of vegitables and it turned out fantastic.... all the kids loved it.
So do what you think will suit your taste spuds, don't hold back.
The above linked recipe is basically it, the photos here and in the link should help as a real life guide and the rest is up to your imagination!
Or you can find a restaurant that makes them, but home made pie is always the way to go!
PS. This type of pie can be found in all the cultures of Europe and Turkey, so the basic idea may have originated from Turkey, but over the years each group of people that took on this recipe for their own family adapted it with ingredients or little add ons that suited their taste spuds.
So as you can see above, I did what my friend suggested and posted a photo sequal of me making 10 tonnes of pies for my family.