Description
A classic breakfast pastry: soft, round bread enriched with butter and yogurt, filled with cheese, olives, or minced meat.
Restaurants serving Poğaça
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Flour
- Butter
- Milk
- Yogurt
- Feta cheese
- Egg
Instructions
- Proof yeast with warm milk and sugar. Add melted butter, olive oil, egg whites, salt, and plain yogurt, then gradually mix in flour until the dough is as soft as an earlobe, and let it rise. Divide into ping-pong ball sizes and flatten. Place feta cheese, pitted olives, or minced beef in the center, and seal into a half-moon or round shape. Place on a baking sheet, brush with egg yolk for shine, top with black sesame or nigella seeds, and bake at 180-200°C until fluffy and deep golden brown.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Rich flavor of butter
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Bread flour, Cream cheese, Black sesame
Pairing
Warm Çay(Tea)
Trivia
[Trend] Captivating crispy-fluffy bread beautifully lined up in bakery (pastane) showcases. With abundant fillings, struggling to choose is half the fun.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Buying a freshly baked poğaça in a paper bag at a bakery before work, and munching on it while walking with çay is a daily routine for Istanbulites!
Allergen
Wheat, Dairy, Egg