Turkish cuisine · Dough, Pasta & Rice

Karadeniz Pidesi

Closed Black Sea pide with ground meat, cheese, egg and plenty of butter.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 450 g flour
• 250 g ground beef
• Kaşar cheese
• 2 eggs
• Butter

Instructions

1. Knead flour, 1 tsp dry yeast and a pinch of salt with lukewarm water until smooth; let rise for 30 min.
2. Mix the ground beef with salt and pepper; grate the kaşar; preheat the oven to 230 °C.
3. Form the dough into long boats, fill with meat and cheese and almost fully close the rims.
4. Bake for 10–12 min until the rim is golden brown.
5. Shortly before the end, crack an egg into the middle and let set for 1–2 min.
6. Brush hot with melted butter and serve right away.