Turkish Bread
 
 
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Ingredients
  • 900 g / 31 ounce flour (in this recipe 600g / 21 ounces all purpose flour and 300g / 11 ounces buckwheat flour)*
  • 550 ml / 18,5 fluid ounces lukewarm water
  • 40 g / 1,5 ounces fresh yeast
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 3 teaspoons sea salt
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • * This is just one way that you can mix all purpose flour to make this bread. You can experiment and see, which ratio and selection of flours suits your taste the best. Also, if you do not have any integral flour at your hand, only the all purpose flour can also be used.
Bread egg wash ingredients
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoon sesame seeds
Tools:
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 smaller bowl
  • measuring scale
  • wooden spoon
  • baking sheet
  • parchment paper
  • kitchen brush
Instructions
  1. Mix the yeast, sugar and lukewarm water into a smaller bowl. Set aside for 15 minutes. Put the flour into a large bowl; mix it with salt using wooden spoon. Continue mixing while adding 3 tablespoons of olive oil.
  2. Set the spoon aside, stir the yeast mixture into the flour and knead for about 10 minutes, if necessary add little bit more flour, until the flour mix becomes smooth dough ball. Cover with towel, and let the dough rise in a warm place for about 30 to 45 minutes – depending on a room air temperature.
  3. Turn out dough onto the lightly floured working surface and divide it in half. Shape each ball of dough into approximately 25 cm/10 inches circle by pressing lightly the dough surface with your hand. Sprinkle one larger baking sheet with few drops of water, line it with parchment paper. Place both parts of dough onto the baking sheet and leave it to rise for additional 15 minutes.
  4. Preheat the oven to hot 230°C / 440F.
  5. Beat the egg lightly, mix it with olive oil and brush it over the surface.
  6. Now, cover or dip the handle of a wooden spoon into the olive oil and make few shallow indents on the dough surface, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
  7. Place the baking sheet with loafs on the center rack and bake for 8-10 minutes, or until it puffs. Reduce the heat to 180°C / 370F, place one additional baking sheet on the lower rack with about 100 ml/ 20 tablespoons of water and bake additional 10 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
  8. When done, transfer breads onto the wire rack, cover with towel and leave it to cool.
Recipe by JasminCookBook at https://jasmincookbook.com/turkish-bread/