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Bazlama recipe - Turkish flat bread

Bazlama Recipe (Turkish Flat Bread)

Extremely soft and fluffy Turkish flat bread Bazlama recipe is the old fashion traditional yogurt bread that anyone can easily make at home to pair up with kebabs, curry, and people's favorite baba ganoush.
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Course: Bread
Cuisine: Middle Eastern, Turkish
Keyword: Bazlama recipe, Turkish Flat bread
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Dough Resting Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 23 minutes
Servings: 5 Persons
Calories: 220kcal
Author: Hinz

Ingredients

  • 11 g Instant yeast
  • ½ cup Lukewarm Water
  • 1 tablespoon Sugar
  • 3 cups All purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • ½ cup Greek yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • Butter + Parsley for topping

Instructions

  • In a deep bowl, add yeast, sugar, and lukewarm water. Mix it well and cover to rise the yeast. It will take 5 to 10 minutes to get a foamy texture.
  • As the yeast is activated, in the same bowl add all purpose flour, salt, greek yogurt, and olive oil. Crumble all the ingredients with hands.
  • Now gradually add water to make a soft dough.
  • Properly cover the pan and keep the bowl at a warm place for 2 hours to rise the dough.
  • After 2 hours, take out the dough and knead it for 2 to 3 minutes. Apply oilon hand or white flour to easily handle the dough.
  • Distribute the dough in equal parts.
  • Now take one part of the dough and roll with hands and give it the shape of ball. Flat it on board and make a circular shape. Use rolling pin to make it big in size. You can make it thick and thin according to your choice.
  • Preheat the skillet/griddle/pan and gently place the bread on pan. Give it little time to cook from one side. It will show bubbles and start to get puffy. Then flip it with a tong or spoon to cook from other side.
  • In a bowl, add butter and freshly chopped parsley.
  • Brush the butter over the bread and take it out from heat.
  • Keep the bread on absorbent paper to absorb the steam.
  • Now the Turkish bazlama flat bread is ready to serve.

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Notes

  • To make fluffy bread, always use the defined proportion of ingredients.
  • Activate the yeast with sugar and lukewarm water as it will make a big difference to add puffy bread.
  • Use Greek yogurt as it's more concentrated than plain yogurt. It helps to add softness to bread.
  • Don't skip the olive oil with other oil. It will add a specific flavor, and aroma and add lubrication to dough.
  • Give proper time to rise the dough. Don't disturb the dough while it's in process of fermentation.
  • To make a uniform size of bread always distribute the dough in equal parts.
  • If the dough is sticky then manage it with white flour or olive oil by applying it on hands or on a rolling board.
  • Manage the thickness of the bread as per your requirements. You can roll it thin or thick.
  • Don't make it extremely thick as it will double in size during cooking.
  • Avoid rolling the thin bread as it may be torn during cooking because of the elasticity of the dough.
  • Preheat the skillet/griddle/pan to cook the bread.
  • Use a heavy metal pan to cook the bread.
  • If the skillet is lightweight then avoid placing bread at extremely high temperature as it will burn from the bottom.
  • If you are making first time then try to make a test version to understand the temperature.
  • As the bubble forms on the bread and it looks puffy then flip the bread to cook from another side.
  • If you are convenient then bake the bread in the oven.
  • Brushing the bread with olive oil or butter and parsley makes a big difference in taste.

Nutrition

Calories: 220kcal