Poğaça#ChristmasBaking #Mombasa #Authormarathon.
You can cook Poğaça#ChristmasBaking #Mombasa #Authormarathon using 18 ingredients and 17 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
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Ingredients of Poğaça#ChristmasBaking #Mombasa #Authormarathon
- It’s of For the dough:.
- You need 3 cups of plain flour (all purpose flour).
- Prepare 2 tsp of instant active dry yeast.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of thick plain yogurt, at room temperature.
- You need 1 of egg, beaten.
- You need 1/2 cup of mild olive oil or sunflower oil.
- It’s 1/2 cup of warm milk.
- It’s 1 tsp of salt.
- Prepare 1 tsp of sugar.
- You need of Filling:.
- You need 1-1 1/4 cup of Turkish white cheese, or feta or any soft white cheese (crumbled).
- Prepare 1/2 cup of finely chopped fresh parsley.
- You need 1/3 cup of chopped olives.
- It’s of Topping:.
- It’s 1 of egg yolk beaten or 2 tbsp milk.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of black or white sesame seeds or nigella seeds.
- Prepare of extra oil for greasing.
- It’s of extra flour for dusting.
Poğaça#ChristmasBaking #Mombasa #Authormarathon step by step
- Preparation of the dough: Mix flour, yeast, salt and sugar in a big bowl..
- Mix yogurt, milk, oil and beaten egg together..
- Add the liquid mixture to the flour. Bring the flour together into a dough..
- Tip the dough out of the bowl onto a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough till it is smooth and silky. Shape the dough into a ball..
- Grease the bowl with oil. Put the dough into the bowl. Rub oil over the dough and cover with a tea towel or cling film and let it rise for an hour or till it is double the size..
- Preparation of the filling: Mix cheese, parsley and olives together in a small bowl..
- Shaping the dough: Gently deflate the dough by flattening it and gently bringing it together. Divide the dough into 12 equal parts.Roll each part into balls..
- Take one ball and using your fingers create a small cup or basket. Fill it with 1 tbsp of the filling.Bring the edges of the dough over the filling and pinch it to seal..
- Roll gently into a ball. Roll the ball into a 4″ diameter circle using a rolling pin or patting it with your fingers on a lightly floured surface..
- Cut slits in 4 directions (North,South, East and West) about 1½” long. Then make slits of the same size in the middle of each quarter..
- You should have 8 divisions or parts. Turn 2 each towards each other.Press the tip of each down gently with your finger. These will look like petals. I found it easier to put the flattened bread on the baking tray and then cutting the slits in order to keep the shape of the flowers..
- Repeat steps 9-11 with the remaining balls..
- Brush the tops with the egg yolk or milk. Sprinkle some sesame seeds or nigella seeds in the middle..
- Preheat the oven to 180°C. Let the bread rest for 20 minutes..
- Bake the bread or pastry for 20-25 minutes or until light golden brown..
- Remove from the oven and serve it warm..
- Tips: To get the nice yellow colour I used milk with a ¼ tsp turmeric mixed into it. You can shape the bread any way you like..