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GOZLEME ( TURKISH FLATBREAD) FROM SCRATCH

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Course: Bread
Cuisine: Turkish
Keyword: bread recipes, flatbread, gozleme
Servings: 10
Author: Chefjar

Equipment

Ingredients

FOR THE DOUGH

  • All purpose flour- 2 cups / 250 gm
  • Lukewarm water*- 1/2 cup/ 120 ml
  • Plain yogurt- 1/4 cup
  • Active yeast- 1 tsp.
  • Sugar- 1/4 tsp.
  • Salt- 1/2 tsp.
  • Olive oil for kneading

FOR THE FILLING

  • Boiled large potatoes for gözleme filling- 2
  • Sauteed mushrooms or spinach- 1 1/2 cup
  • Dried mint/ parsley - as needed
  • Turkish roasted pepper flakes Aci isot biber- as needed

Instructions

  • Place the sugar, yeast and water in a large bowl and mix well. Keep aside in a warm place for 10 minutes. 
  • Add the remaining ingredients ( flour, plain yogurt and salt) to the bowl. Mix well to form dough.
  • Transfer the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minutes or until smooth.
  • Put the dough back to the bowl, brush with olive oil, cover with a clean towel and allow to rise for 30 minutes or until doubled in size in a warm place.
  • Divide the dough into 10 equal pieces, form balls and roll out each ball on a lightly floured surface into a 23 cm/9 inch circle ( 2 mm thick).
  • On one side of each circle grate a boiled potato, about 2 tablespoons, put 1 tablespoon of cooked mushrooms, leaving a 2 cm border. Sprinkle with dry mint or parsley and Turkish roasted pepper flakes.
  • Fold the other half of the dough over and seal the edges.
  • Lightly grease the pan with olive oil and heat it over high heat. Brush each gozleme with olive oil and cook for 2 minutes per side or until golden.Repeat with the remaining gozleme.
  • Cut each in half and serve immediately with lemon wedges.
  • Gozleme

Notes

*You may not need all the water as different types of flour absorb at different rates. I recommend to add water gradually.
Gozleme
GozlemeSTORAGE
You can store gozleme in the fridge for 4-5 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 145kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 120mg | Sugar: 3g