# Lepinja

A beautiful fluffy Balkan bread that is served with cevapi.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 55 min
- Cuisine: Other
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 300 ml water
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp yeast
- 400 g flour
- 1 tsp salt
- yogurt
- black and white sesame seeds

## Instructions

1. Add water, sugar, and yeast to a bowl, then mix it.
2. Gradually add flour and salt while wet, then mix it.
3. Knead for 5 minutes using a wooden spoon in a motion towards you.
4. Leave it to rest for 30 minutes.
5. Thoroughly flour the surface.
6. Flour both sides of the dough.
7. Divide the dough into 4 equal pieces.
8. Pinch the outsides of each dough piece and push into the middle to make it puffy and circular.
9. Leave it for another 10 minutes.
10. Place a baking dish upside down in the oven to make a makeshift baker's oven. You need to be able to pull it in and out.
11. Set the oven to the highest heat on the fan bake setting.
12. Flatten the dough with your fingers, softly pushing it out.
13. Leave it for another 15 minutes to rise.
14. Cover the dough in yogurt.
15. Sprinkle black and white sesame seeds on top.
16. Put the dough on a tray close to the oven for easy access.
17. Put the dough in the oven.
18. Close the oven.
19. Bake for 5 to 10 minutes until the bread puffs up like a balloon.

## Equipment

- bowl
- wooden spoon
- baking dish
- oven
- tray

## Tips

- This is the only recipe you will ever need for Lepinje.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DID0eokRbxi/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6fe03e56-b9bc-4bef-aca3-8d67a7efa216
- Extracted: 2025-11-10

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