Turkish flatbread usually refers to a few traditional breads from Turkish cuisine. The most common ones are:
1. Pide
- Soft, slightly thick flatbread.
- Often oval-shaped with dimples on top.
- Traditionally baked in stone ovens.
- Popular during Ramadan as Ramazan pidesi.
- Used with kebabs, dips, or eaten plain with butter.
2. Lavash
- Thin, soft flatbread similar to wraps.
- Used for shawarma-style sandwiches or wraps.
- Common across Turkey, Armenia, and the Middle East.
3. Gözleme
- Thin dough rolled flat and cooked on a griddle.
- Usually stuffed with fillings like cheese, spinach, potatoes, or minced meat.
✅ Simple Turkish Pide (Flatbread) Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp yeast
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 egg yolk + 1 tbsp yogurt (for topping)
- Sesame or nigella seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Mix yeast, sugar, and warm water; let it foam for 5–10 minutes.
- Add flour, salt, and olive oil; knead into a soft dough.
- Let the dough rise for about 1 hour.
- Shape into an oval flatbread and press a criss-cross pattern with fingers.
- Brush with egg-yogurt mixture and sprinkle seeds.
- Bake at 220 °C (425 °F) for 12–15 minutes until golden.
👍 Best served with:
- Hummus
- Baba Ghanoush
- Shish Kebab
If you want, I can also show you 3-ingredient Turkish flatbread (no oven, pan recipe) that takes 10 minutes to make. 🍞