BEZDIRME ( TURKISH FLAT BREAD )

If you made your dough for making filo pastry ( yufka ) and you felt you couldn't do it, why not use the dough and make flat bread. ( Also known as bazlama and bezdirme )

Roll each dough with the rolling pin about 25 cm in diameter and cook both sides on a preheated non stick frying pan on a medium heat. Turn the bread over 2-4 times to cook both sides equally.

Then serve them warm with butter on them or serve them plain with curries.

After cooking, wrap them in covered in a tea towel to keep them warm. They are best eaten the same day or will keep for a day or two buttered, wrapped, then reheated in the pan before serving.

LAVAS ( HERB TORTILLAS )

This is a very good savory flat bread recipe that is very similar to tortillas. it is used to wrap up kebabs, salads and cheese fillings.

YOU NEED

• 1 cup wholemeal flour
• 1 cup plain flour
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp or 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp natural yogurt
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 chopped shallot or spring onion
• 2  tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• 3 tbsp warm water.

1) Place everything in a food processor and pulse it several times until you achieve a soft dough.

2) Transfer into a bowl and cover with a cling film. Let it rest 10-15 minutes in the fridge if you have time.

3) Cut the dough into equal pieces about the size of an egg on a floured surface.

4) Heat the griddle pan or non stick frying pan.

5) Shape each dough into a round shape with the rolling pin to fit your pan. Cook both sides  on medium heat.

6) Serve them warm with butter on or roll them with cheese, tomatoes, meat or salad of your chose.

SOGAN VE MAYDANOZLU LAVAS (BAZLAMA )

Bugun sizlerle degisik bir lavas tarifi paylasmak istedim. Sogan , yumurta ve maydanozla lavas  yumusak ve lezzetli oldu. Bu hamur buzdolabinda 2-3 gun kalabilir ve istediginiz zaman cikarip kullanabilirsiniz.

MALZEME

• 2 cay fincani un ( 1 fincan cavdarli, 1 fincan beyaz un olabilir )
• 1 cay kasigi tuz
• 1 yumurta
• 2 yemek kasigi kiyilmis taze sogan veya kuru sogan
• 2 yemek kasigi kiyilmis taze maydanoz
• 2 yemek kasigi yogurt
• 1 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
• 3 yemek kasigi ilik su.

1) Once unu tuzla karistirip robota diger malzemeleri de ilave ederek yumusak bir hamur haline gelinceye kadar karistirin. Vaktiniz varsa 10-15 dakika dinlendirin.

2) Yumurta buyuklugunde parcalara ayirip, oklava ile tavanizin buyuklugune gore acin.

3) Teflon tavayi isitin ve orta atesde lavasin iki tarafini pisirin.

4) Sicak tutmak icin bir bezin arasinda saklayip, obur hamurlarida ayni sekilde pisirin.

5) Tereyagi surup ekmek olarak servis yapin veya arasina lor, peynir, tomates, marul koyup durum yapin.

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