Turkish Pide with Cheese & Eggs

Turkish Pide with Cheese & Eggs

Turkish Pide with Cheese & Eggs

Top chef Elif Oskan from the Zurich restaurant Gül reveals how this stuffed flatbread with cheese, green onions, parsley and egg is easy to make.

For the pre-dough

Ingredients (6 servings)
15 g water
15 g organic strong white bread flour (type 400 if available)
0.2 g organic fresh yeast

Preparation:
Mix all the ingredients together and leave to rise in a closed container in the refrigerator for 24 hours.

For the main dough

Ingredients (6 servings)
pre-dough (from refrigerator)
175 ml water
265 g organic strong white bread flour (type 400 if available)
1.3 g organic fresh yeast
5 g salt

Preparation

  • Put all the ingredients, except the salt, in a bowl of a mixer and knead with the spiral dough hook at low speed for 8 minutes.
  • Add the salt and knead again for 3 minutes at medium speed.
  • Portion the dough into individual 90 g dough pieces and leave to rise, covered, at room temperature if possible or overnight in the refrigerator.

For the cheese mixture

Ingredients (6 servings)
200 g cream cheese
80 g feta cheese
80 g ricotta
100 g mild semi-hard cheese (e.g. Emmental), grated
50 g flat leafed parsley, finely chopped
50 g spring onions, sliced thinly

Preparation
Mix all ingredients together in a bowl until well mixed.

For the completion

Ingredients (6 servings)
6 organic eggs
coarse salt

Completion

  • Using a rolling pin, roll out each piece of dough lengthwise (in the shape of an oval) approx. 3 mm thin.
  • Spread some of the cheese mixture on top with a spoon and pre-bake in a wood-fired oven (if available) or in an oven preheated to 225 °C (a pizza stone is an advantage here).  Cook for around 5 minutes.
  • For the last 3 to 5 minutes, take the pide out, place an organic egg in the middle and bake until done. The egg should still be runny at the end of the cooking time.
  • Sprinkle some coarse salt on the egg and serve.

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