Meat Pide

Recipe courtesy of Raindrop Foundation San Antonio

PIDE
(Turkish Flat Bread)
 
Dough
1.5 cups of warm water
1 tbsp of Sugar
1.5 tbsp of instant yeast
2 teaspoons salt
1.5 cups of yoghurt
1/2 cup of oil
6-7 cups of flour

Minced meat topping:
2 lb ground beef
2 grated small onions
1 green pepper
3 small tomotoes (peeled)
½ bunch parsley
1.5 teaspoon Salt
1 tspn Black pepper
1 tspn Red pepper
1.5 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp pepper paste

Alternative toppings:
Cheddar, Lor and
Kashar cheese mixture,
Sausage slices
Egg yolk
 
DIRECTIONS
 
1.Mix water, sugar, and yeast in a small bowl. Let it sit until foamy.
2.Add salt, yoghurt, oil and flour, knead until a dough forms. The dough will be soft.
3.Cover the dough with a cloth and leave it for 40 minutes.
4.While waiting, prepare your topping.
5. Knead the dough some more to take out the air, then put it on a floured counter.
6. Divide the dough into equal parts and roll into dough balls.
7. Put these dough balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and cover with a clean cloth.
8. Roll out the dough balls into long ovals.
9. Place your topping in the middle portion of an oval.
10. Pinch the ends of the dough and roll over the sides to create a low edge around the topping.
11. Brush over the dough with an egg wash.
12. Bake at 230 ° C until the dough is a reddish brown.
*Butter the edges of each pide and wrap it in a clean cloth to keep it soft.