Description
A Turkish crepe where an unleavened ultra-thin dough is filled with spinach, cheese, or potatoes, and folded and baked on an iron griddle (sac).
Restaurants serving Gözleme
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Flour
- Spinach
- Feta cheese
- Potatoes
- Butter
Instructions
- Make a simple dough with flour, water, and salt, rolling it out paper-thin with a rolling pin (oklava). Spread raw chopped spinach and crumbled feta (white) cheese, or mashed potatoes with paprika, over half the dough. Fold in half into a semi-circle (or square) and seal the edges. Place on a hot convex iron griddle (sac) and bake dry without oil. Once beautiful brown spots ('göz' meaning eyes) appear, flip it, and generously brush with butter right after baking.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Saltiness of Feta cheese
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Spring roll wrappers (substitute), Spinach, Cottage cheese
Pairing
Cold Ayran
Trivia
[Trend] 'Göz' means eyes, named after the brown baking spots. The sight of Turkish mothers deftly rolling out dough is a staple that always stops tourists in their tracks.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Tear off the piping hot, butter-glistening surface with your hands and wash it down with ayran (salty yogurt drink)!
Allergen
Wheat, Dairy