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Appetizers & nibbles

Poğaça

Turkish cuisine. Soft little breads with a rich dough, baked golden and often filled with cheese or olives. Served at breakfast, as an appetizer or with tea.

  • 50 min
  • 4 servings
  • Advanced
  • Moderate

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Ingredients

Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Dissolve the yeast and sugar in the lukewarm milk and let rest for 5 minutes.
  2. Mix the flour and salt, then add the milk-yeast mixture, the oil, the egg and the fresh white cheese.
  3. Knead for 8 minutes until you have a smooth, elastic dough.
  4. Cover and let rise for 1 hour, until doubled in volume.
  5. Mix the crumbled feta with the pepper and half the nigella seeds for the filling.
  6. Divide the dough into small balls, flatten them, add the feta filling, then close them back into balls.
  7. Arrange on a baking tray, brush with egg wash and sprinkle with the remaining nigella seeds.
  8. Bake at 190 °C for 18 to 20 minutes, until a nice golden color.

Variations and tips

Potato version. Replace the feta with mashed potatoes seasoned with cumin.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.