Pide (Turkish Flatbread with Minced Meat)

🛒 Ingredients

• All-purpose flour 75 g · 273 kcal
• Water 45 g · 0 kcal
• Active dry yeast 2 g · 7 kcal
• Olive oil 3 g · 27 kcal
• Ground beef, 15-20% fat 75 g · 188 kcal
• Onion 20 g · 8 kcal
• Tomato 20 g · 4 kcal
• Green bell pepper 15 g · 3 kcal
• Fresh parsley 3 g · 1 kcal
• Egg 5 g · 8 kcal

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. Prepare the dough: In a large bowl, dissolve yeast and a pinch of sugar in warm water, let it bloom for 5-10 minutes. Add flour, olive oil, and 1g of salt; mix and knead until a smooth, elastic dough forms. Cover and let it rise in a warm place for 60-90 minutes, until doubled in size.
2. Prepare the filling: While the dough is rising, finely chop the onion, tomato, and green bell pepper. In a bowl, combine the ground beef with chopped onion, tomato, bell pepper, fresh parsley, 0.7g of salt, black pepper, paprika, and cumin. Mix well.
3. Shape the Pide: Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F). Divide the risen dough into 4 equal portions. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion into an oval shape, about 25-30 cm long.
4. Fill and bake: Spread a quarter of the meat filling evenly over each oval dough, leaving a 1-2 cm border. Fold the edges of the dough over the filling to create a boat shape, pinching the ends to seal. Place the shaped pide onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
5. Brush with egg wash: Whisk the egg yolk and lightly brush it over the dough edges of each pide for a golden finish. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the meat filling is cooked through.
6. Serve immediately: Once baked, remove from the oven and garnish with fresh parsley. Serve hot, optionally with a squeeze of lemon juice.