Authentic Pide (Turkish Flatbread Pizza with 2 Fillings)

Name: Authentic Pide (Turkish Flatbread Pizza with 2 Fillings)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: O Organics Milk, Low Fat, Organic; Date Lady Organic Date Sugar; SIGNATURE SELECTS Yeast, Active Dry; Gold Medal All Purpose Flour with Resealable Bag; Talking Rain AQA Water, 9.5 pH; La Tourangelle Extra Virgin Olive Oil; SIGNATURE SELECTS Baking Powder, Double Acting; Morton Iodized Salt, 26 Ounce; Schweid & Sons The Butcher’s Blend 1lb Brick; Cebollitas Bunch; Elephant Garlic; Dorot Gardens Chopped Cilantro; O Organics Parsley, Organic; SIGNATURE SELECTS Chili Powder; Produce Spinach; Boar's Head Crumbled Feta Cheese; Mentos Gum, Fresh Mint, with Green Tea Extract; Large Yellow Egg Cake; McCormick® Sesame Seed

Serves 16

30 mins prep

25 mins cook

60 mins Resting Time

115 mins total

These pide flatbread pizzas are like baked, individual little boat-shaped pizzas topped with traditional Turkish fillings like a seasoned ground beef mixture or my vegetarian spinach feta version. Turkish Pide (also called Pita in other countries), along with Döner Kebab and Lahmacun, are a popular food in Germany, due to Germany's large Turkish immigrant population.

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Pide Dough

Combine the lukewarm milk, sugar and yeast and allow to sit for 10 minutes until bubbly.

fl oz milk

tsp granulated sugar

oz active-dry yeast

Knead together with the other dough ingredients until you get a smooth dough, about 5 minutes.

oz all-purpose flour

fl oz water

fl oz olive oil

oz baking powder

tsp salt

Cover and allow to rise in a warm spot until double its size, for about one hour.

Ground Beef Pide Topping

In the meantime, sauté the onion over medium-high heat in a bit of high heat oil (I use avocado oil) until starting to brown, then add the ground beef.

oz ground beef

onion

Cook until browned, stirring occasionally. Now add the garlic, chili powder, chopped herbs, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside and allow to cool.

clove garlic

handful chopped cilantro

handful chopped parsley

tsp chili powder

Spinach Feta Pide Topping

If choosing the spinach feta topping, heat one tablespoon of high heat cooking oil (I use avocado oil) in a large skillet, heat to medium high and add your spinach (skip this if using thawed, chopped spinach). Add the garlic and stir until wilted.

lb fresh spinach

Remove from heat, season to taste with salt and pepper and stir in the chopped herbs. Set feta aside, so you're ready to use it.

tbsp fresh, chopped mint

tbsp fresh, chopped parsley

clove garlic

oz feta cheese

Top Pide

Create an egg wash by whisking together one yolk with some water.

egg yolk

Divide dough into 15 golf ball sized balls (about 60 grams each if you're using a kitchen scale).

Then using an oiled surface and rolling pin, roll out each ball into an oval, brush with some egg wash, top with your choice of toppings.

Pull the long sides up and twist the skinny ends together (my video should help you understand what to do).

Brush the edges with more of the egg wash, then sprinkle them with sesame seeds before baking at 400 degrees Fahrenheit or 200 degrees Celsius for about 15 minutes or until browned.

sesame seeds

Serve immediately. Read below for instructions on leftovers, topping variations and more.