What You Need to Know
Malsouka or warqa, also known as brik sheets or bourek sheets or dioul, is a Maghrebi pastry sheet that resembles filo. It is thicker than filo and unlike filo is created by spreading wafer-thin layers of dough on a heated pan rather than by rolling a raw dough.
Steps
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Brik (Tunisia): Used as the outer layer for stuffed pastries
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Pastilla (Morocco): Forms the crisp layers in savory pies
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Bourek (Algeria): Wrapped around fillings for deep-fried snacks