YORKSHIRE PUDDING

Yorkshire pudding, rosto etli yemeklerin yaninda servis yapilan tuzlu kucuk keklerdir. Ingilterenin Yorkshire bolgesinden gelen bir kekdir. Ben bugun 12 lik muffin tepsisinde pisirdim ama, normal duz tepsidede pisirip, dilimlere keserek servis yapabilirsiniz.

MALZEME

• 225 g un
• 2 yumurta
• 600 ml sut ve su karisimi
• 1-2 yemek kasigi kiyilmis maydanoz
• 1-2 fiske tuz
• Tepsiyi yaglamak icin yag.

1) Once unu eleyin ve yumurtalari icini kirin. Tuz, sut, su ve maydonozu ilave ederek karistirin. Ya mixerle yada elde bulamac halinde hamur oluncaya kadar iyice cirpin.

2) Firininizi 220 C de onceden isitin.

3) Tepsinizi yaglayip firinda 5-10 dakika isitin.( Tepsinin iyice isinip sicak olmasi lazim hamuru dokmeden once.)

4) Hazirlanan hamuru sicak tepsiye dokup, firinin kapisini acmadan 30-35 dakika pisirin. Muffin tepsisinde 15- 20 dakika yeterli oluyor 12 kusuk pudding icin.

5) Dana rosta ve buharda pismis sebzelerin yaninda servis yapin.

SIYAH ZEYTIN VE KURU DOMETESLI KAHVALTI EKMEGI

MALZEME

• 2 fincan un
• 1-2 cay kasigi tuz
• 1 paket kuru maya
• 2-3 yemek kasigi zeytin yagi
• 3 yemek kasigi sut ( ilimis veya oda sicakliginda )
• 2 cirpilmis yumurta
• 50 gr kuru tomates
• 10 tane siyah zeytin
• 1 yemek kasigi susam

1) Once unu tuzla eleyin. Mayayi karistirin ve zeytin yagi, sut ve cirpilmis yumurta ile guzel bir hamur yapin.

2) Hamuru unlanmis bir zemine aktarip 5-6 dakika yugurun. Hamuru yaglanmis derin bir tasa aktarin ve 2 saat bir kenarda mayalanmaya birakin.

3) Iki saat sonra bir iki yumruklayarak havasini alin. Kucuk parcalara kesilmis kuru dometesi ve cekirdegi alinmis zeytinleri hamura ilave edin.

4) Hamuru 8 parcaya ayirin ve yuvarlak sekil verin. Hafif yaglanmis tepsiye aktarin ve 25-35 dakika daha tepside mayalanmasi icin bekletin.

5) Sonra sutle uzerlerini fircalayin ve susam serperek, onceden isitilmis ( once firini 10-15 dakika isitin ) firina verin. 230 C derecede 10-15 dakika pisirin ve servis yapmadan once biraz sogumaya birakin.

Afiyet olsun.

HASHASLI KATMER

Merhaba arkadaslar,

Hashasli katmer denince cokuklugumu hatirlarim guzel anilarla. Isparta ve yoresinde hashasli katmer evlerde, ozel gunlerde ve ozellikle  bayramlarda, muhakkak yapilir. Aslinda katmer mayali hamurla yapilir ama ben vaktim az oldugu zamanlar bu usulle yapiyorum ve bayaa yumusak oluyor. Umarim sizde begenirsiniz.

MALZEMELER : 2 KATMER ICIN

• 400 g ( 4  fincan ) un
• 1 tatli kasigi tuz
• 250 ml ( 1 fincan ) sut ve ilik su karisimi
• 1 yemek kasigi zeytin yagi
• 1 yumurta

Ici icin

• 2 fincan cekilmis veya dovulmus hashas
• 6 yemek kasigi yag

YAPILISI

1) Un ve tuz elenir. Bir kabin icinde yumurta, yag,  sut ve su karistirilir. Bu karisimla hamur yapilir. Iyice ozlestirilir. Uzeri nemli bir bezle ortulur ve 10-15 dakika bekletilir.

2) Hamur iki parcaya ayrilir. Her parca unlanarak 30 - 35 cm capinda acilir.

3) Hashas ve yag karistirilip acilan hamurlara paylastirarak yayilir ve rulo seklinde sarilir, yukarida goruldugu gibi.

4) Ikinci defa hamur tekrar merdane ile acilir. Bu sefer 20- 22 cm capinda.

5) Her iki tarafi az yaglandiktan sonra sacta veya yanmaz tavada ,kisik atesde her iki tarafi  10- 12 ser dakika pisirilir.

6)Pisen katmerler ust uste konup temiz bir bezle ustu ortulur. Biraz soguyunca servis yapilir.

NOT : Bazi yorelerde hashasa sekerde katiliyor. Tatli isterseniz bir iki tatli kasigida seker ilave edin hashas ve yag karisimina.

Olcu olarak uluslar arasi olcu CUP = CAY FINCANI kullandim.

1 cay fincani un= 100 gram.

AFIYET OLSUN.

CILBIR ( Poached egg in garlic yogurt )

Hi all, this is  a simple yet tasty dish which is great as a starter, side dish, hot meze or snack at any time of the day. In Turkish cooking, natural yogurt used and  served with many dishes including, vegetables, rice dishes, kebab dishes, cacik( cucumber, garlic, dill yogurt mixture), as a desert, and very popular, national cooling  summer drink" Ayran". One other  popular way of serving yogurt is with crushed garlic. Yogurt is the  part of Turkish culture and has been made at home  by our mothers for centuries but  nowadays, different variety of yogurts and ayrans available in the shops, widely all over Turkey.

YOU NEED

• 1 egg 
• 1 cup water
• 2 tsp vinegar

YOGURT DRESSING

• 4-5 tbsp natural yogurt
• 1 clove of garlic, crushed
• salt and pepper

TO SERVE

• 2 tsp butter or oil
• 1 dried red peeper or pinch of paprika.

1) Place the vinegar with the water in a pan and bring it to boil. Crack the egg in the water, turn the heat to low and poach the egg for 3-4 minutes with the lid on. 

2) Mix crushed garlic with the yogurt. Add salt and pepper to taste.Spoon  the yogurt into the serving dish. Lift the egg out of the water with slotted spoon and place it on the yogurt.

3) Heat butter or oil in a frying pan add the chopped dried peppers or paprika quickly and spoon over the egg. Serve immediately. Serves 1.

NOT:  Frying  the egg rather than poaching, is another nice way of serving cilbir.

AYRAN

• 2 cups of natural yogurt
• pinch of salt
• cold water

Whisk the yogurt, cold water  and salt together in a blender until it is smooth and frothy. Add more salt if needed and serve cold. 

CHERRY AND FIG SCONES

These scones were colorful and tasty using figs and candied cherries. It was great tea time treat with home made jam and clotted cream.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup self raising flour ( 110 g )
• 1 cup wholemeal self raising flour
• pinch of salt
• 1 heaped tbsp light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup butter ( 75 g )
• 5  dried figs, chopped ( 50 g )
• 30 g candied ( glace ) cherries, chopped
• 1 egg, beaten
• 4 tbsp milk
• extra milk for glazing the scones.

Pre heat the oven and lightly grease a baking tray.

1) Mix flour , sugar and salt. Sieve all three in mixing bowl. Cut the butter into small cubes and rub with your fingertips until you achieve fine bread crumbs. 

2) Stir in the chopped figs and cherries. Mix the egg in. Add milk and mix together to form a soft dough. 

3) Roll the dough on a floured surface, about 2 cm thick. Cut into 8- 10 scones using a 6 cm cutter. Place the scones on the baking tray and brush them with milk.

5) Cook the scones on preheated oven at 220 C, 200 Fan setting for 10 -12 minutes until they are golden brown.

6) Cool them on wire rack. Split and serve them with jam and clotted cream.

MEATBALLS FILLED WITH MINCE AND WALNUTS ( ICLI KOFTE )

These meatballs are specialty of Eastern Anatolia  region and quite different from ordinary meatballs. it takes some practice to master to shape them but delicious once prepared and worth all the effort. Ingredients below make 25 icli kofte.

FOR THE FILLING

• 3 tbsp row, lean mince meat ( about 100 g )
• 1 onion, diced finely
• 1-2 tbsp oil
• pinch of salt and chili flakes to taste
• 2 tbsp chopped walnuts

FOR THE SHELL

• 3 tbsp row mince meat
• 1 small onion
• 1 tsp salt
•  pinch of chili flakes ( optional )
• 6  heaped tbsp fine bulgur wheat ( fine bulgar cracked wheat )
• 1 small egg
• 1 tbsp tomato puree
• 3 heaped tbsp plain flour

Fist saute the onion in oil then add the mince, salt, chili powder and cook on medium heat for about 10 minutes. Turn the heat off and add the walnuts. Set aside to cool.

 MAKE THE SHELL

Place onion and the mince in a food processor and pulse it several times. Add the bulgur, egg, salt, chili powder and tomato puree and mix in the processor it until it is smooth. Transfer the mixture into a dip bowl and add the flour, a spoonful at a time until you achieve fairly firm dough.

METHOD

1 ) Divide them  into 25 pieces and shape them the size of a walnut. With wet hands make a hole in the middle of each pieces  and shape them either round or oval shape, turning the index finger rapidly inside the balls to make  holes in them. Make the shells as thin as possible.

2) Fill the holes with sauteed mince mixture ( about 1 tsp ), squeeze and cover the holes, shaping with wet hands. If it breaks, just patch it up with little water and close the holes. Make the shells  smooth outside, with wet fingers.

3) Bring a pan of salted water to boil, about 6-7 cups. Add the balls carefully into the boiling pan of water. ( about 6-8 at a time so they wont over lap ). Once boiled turn the heat to medium and boil the koftes  for 15  minutes. 

4) Take them out with perforated spoon and let them cool before deep frying the cooked meatballs until golden brown. 

Repeat this until you boil and fry, the reminder of meat balls.

NOT : Koftes are good served just boiled  but they are extra special if they are deep fried or shallow fried after they are boiled.

Picture at the top, showing 4 deep fried and 3 boiled icli koftes for serving.

TORTILLA WRAP with mince,egg and cheese( kiyma,yumurta ve peynir DURUM )

Hi all, there are so many variations for tortilla wraps. Today I used cooked beef mince, egg and cheese mixture and the result was very nice. 

You can vary the ingredients and use cooked chicken, ham, spicy sausage, tuna and so on.. 

For a vegetarian alternative use pre cooked vegetables. 

This serves 1

INGREDIENTS

• 1 large tortilla wrap
• 2 tsp of olive oil
• 2 tbsp pre cooked mince and onion
• 2 tbsp grated cheese
• 1 tbsp chopped parsley or pinch of dried parsley
• 2 small eggs
• Salt and black pepper to taste.

Heat  the oil in a large non stick frying pan. Add mince, cheese and the eggs. Place the tortilla wrap over the mince and egg mixture in the pan. Press lightly and cook on medium heat for 3-5 minutes. Turn in over with a spatula and heat the other side. Flip the tortilla over again and cook until the cheese is golden.

Transfer over a serving plate, roll and cut into slices.

Serve with a side salad.

VARIATIONS

1) Cheese and onion

2) Sun dried tomato, mushroom and cheese

3) Spicy sausage and cheese

4) Bacon and egg

5) Egg and cheese

6) Roast vegetables and cheese

7) Cheese and tomato.

ZUCCHINI ( COURGETTE ) FRITTERS WITH CHEESE ( PEYNIRLI MUCVER )

INGREDIENTS

• 2 medium zucchinis (courgettes ) about 250 g
• half a tsp of salt
• 2 heaped tbsp plain flour
• 1 small onion or half a red onion, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp grated Edam cheese or any medium fat cheese(50g)
• 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh dill
• pinch of chili pepper ( optional )
• 1 egg
• Oil for frying.

1) Wash and grate the zucchinis coarsely. Mix with salt and let it stand for 12-15 minutes. Then squeeze out excess liquid. ( I used colander to get rid of all the liquid )

2) Add flour to the zucchini and mix. Add red onion, grated cheese dill, chili powder and egg to the zucchini mixture and mix well until all combined.

3) heat the oil in a non stick frying pan and drop tablespoons of zucchini mixture and flatten slightly. Cook on medium heat until browned lightly on both sides and cooked through.

Makes 10-12 fritters.

Serve with garlic, mint yogurt.

KIYMALI PIDE ( PIDE WITH GROUND MINCE )

INGREDIENTS

FILLING

• 250-300 g lean lamb or beef mince
• 1 onion, diced
• 2-3 tomatoes
• handful of fresh parsley
• salt and black pepper
• chili pepper ( optional )

FOR THE DOUGH

• 400 g plain flour
• 2 tsp dried yeast
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 tbsp natural yogurt
• 50 ml olive oil
• 2 eggs, whisked
• 50 ml warm milk
• 1 egg yolk for glazing

METHOD

Mix yeast and salt with  sifted flour. Add sugar olive oil,  whisked eggs and warm milk  in a dip bowl and mix it to bind. Transfer the dough on to a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes. Form a ball, cover with cling film and let it rise for an hour until it doubled in size. Knock the air out and knead for 1-2 minutes. Cover and let it rest another 45 minutes.

In the mean time, prepare the FILLING

Put the onion in a food processor and pulse it 2-3 times. Add chopped tomatoes, mince, parsley, chili, salt and peeper and pulse it until mixed well and you achieved a ball of the mixture. Transfer into a calender and let the excess water drain.

Transfer the dough on the floured surface. Break the dough into 8 equal pieces. Roll each dough 25-30 cm long and 10 cm wide. Put 1 heaped tbsp of the mince mixture in the middle of the dough and shape it with your finger tips. Fold  the edges of the pide inwards  like a boat ( see picture above ) Place pides on greased baking tin and glaze them using the brush, with egg yolk. Cook  the pides in preheated oven, in the middle shelf at 220 C,  200 fan  setting, for 15- 20 minutes. 

NOTE : I cooked 4 pides at a time but  if you are cooking one or two at a time you may need less time to cook.