Turkish Pide Bread (Ramazan Pidesi)

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Turkish pide bread is a traditional no knead flatbread that's fluffy and so easy to make. Fresh out of the oven, this bread is fluffy and perfect with some cheese.

Prep Time25

Cook Time15

Course: Basic

Cuisine: Mediterranean, Turkish

Servings:

Author: Shadi HasanzadeNemati

Ingredients

1/2 cup milk warm
1/2 cup water warm
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp instant dry yeast
1 large egg white
2 1/3 cup bread flour

Yogurt Egg Glaze

1 large egg yolk
1 tbsp plain yogurt
1 tbsp water
2 tbsp sesame seeds to top
2 tbsp nigella seeds

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Instructions

In a large bowl mix milk, water, olive oil, sugar, salt, instant dry yeast and egg white.
Add the flour in batches and mix with a wooden spoon until the dough comes together. The dough will be tacky and there is no need to knead it.
Cover and let it sit in a draft free space such as an off oven for 40 minutes to rise.
Sprinkle your surface with flour. Transfer the dough from the bowl to the surface and shape it into a boule. Cover it with a kitchen towel and let it sit for 20 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and line a baking sheet with a parchment paper.
Mix the egg yolk, yogurt and water in a small bowl and set aside. This will be your glaze.
Place the dough on the baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Brush with some of the glaze and using your fingers, spread the dough into an oval shape with 1/2 inch thickness.
Using your fingers, make indentations on the dough about 1 inch from the edge to make a circle. Then with your fingers make diagonal indentations in two different directions to make diamonds inside that circle. Top with sesame seeds and nigella seeds.
Bake for 25 minutes until the bread is golden.

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Notes

You can use all purpose or bread flour for this recipe. If using whole wheat flour, only replace 1/3 of the flour amount with it.
To reheat the bread, sprinkle very little water on the bread and heat in the oven at 250ºF for 5 to10 minutes.
Make sure to brush the dough balls with the glaze as it would make shaping out the dough much easier. You don't need to use a rolling pin to roll out the dough.

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