Homemade Pide

Name: Homemade Pide
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 500 gm plain flour; 1 tsp instant yeast; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 tsp salt; 1.5 cups warm water; 0.5 kg mozzarella cheese; 1 kg adana meat; 1 sesame seeds; 1 egg; 1 chilli flakes; 1 lemon

1h 30m

Serves 4

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Homemade Pide

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1h 30m

Serves 4

Directions

1Whisk together 500gm of plain flour, 1tsp of instant yeast, 1tbsp of sugar, and 1tsp of salt in a bowl.
2Slowly pour in 1.5 cups of warm water while mixing with a spatula until it mostly comes together.
3Turn the dough out onto a clean dry surface and keep working it, adding more water if needed until it is soft, elastic and smooth. Lightly coat with olive oil.
4Place the dough in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let it rise for an hour or until doubled in size.
5After an hour, remove the plastic wrap, punch the dough a few times, and cut it into 4 portions.
6Place the dough balls on a tray, cover with plastic wrap and let them rest for 30 minutes.
7Roll out each dough ball into a long oval shape.
8Sprinkle mozzarella along the sides, pinch the dough to close, and brush the edges with beaten egg.
9Fill the oval with adana meat and sprinkle the sides with sesame seeds.
10Place in a hot oven at 180 degrees Celsius until the meat is cooked and the dough is golden.
11Serve with chilli flakes and a squeeze of lemon.

Ingredients

500 gm plain flour
1 tsp instant yeast
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1.5 cups warm water
0.5 kg mozzarella cheese
1 kg adana meat
1 sesame seeds
1 egg
1 chilli flakes
1 lemon

Equipment

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Homemade Pide

1h 30m

Serves 4

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Homemade Pide

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1h 30m

Serves 4

Directions

1Whisk together 500gm of plain flour, 1tsp of instant yeast, 1tbsp of sugar, and 1tsp of salt in a bowl.
2Slowly pour in 1.5 cups of warm water while mixing with a spatula until it mostly comes together.
3Turn the dough out onto a clean dry surface and keep working it, adding more water if needed until it is soft, elastic and smooth. Lightly coat with olive oil.
4Place the dough in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let it rise for an hour or until doubled in size.
5After an hour, remove the plastic wrap, punch the dough a few times, and cut it into 4 portions.
6Place the dough balls on a tray, cover with plastic wrap and let them rest for 30 minutes.
7Roll out each dough ball into a long oval shape.
8Sprinkle mozzarella along the sides, pinch the dough to close, and brush the edges with beaten egg.
9Fill the oval with adana meat and sprinkle the sides with sesame seeds.
10Place in a hot oven at 180 degrees Celsius until the meat is cooked and the dough is golden.
11Serve with chilli flakes and a squeeze of lemon.