Turkish Bread

Time

Prep 300 min · Cook 15 min · 315 min total

Difficulty

hard

1. 1

   Mix the sponge ingredients, except the flour together and set aside until foamy, about 15 minutes.

   15 min
2. 2

   Add the flour and combine well. Cover with a tea-towel or loosely with plastic wrap and set aside overnight. Don’t cover the sponge tightly because the air inside with become anoxic and the yeast will die.

3. 3

   The following day, mix the second lot of yeast, water and honey/sugar together until foamy then add the remaining ingredients except the sesame seeds or nigella seeds and egg then knead until the dough is smooth and very elastic.

4. 4

   Add more flour if the dough is too wet. It should be slightly damp but silky smooth. About 20 Minutes.

   20 min
5. 5

   Once the dough is the right consistency, ball up and place in an oiled bowl covered with a tea-towel or loosely with plastic wrap for 3+ hours or until the dough has doubled in size.

6. 6

   Punch down the dough then kneed again for another 10 minutes or so. Divide into six pieces and roll out to the desired shape, quite thinly and put on a greased baking tray and put in a warm place for an hour or more until the dough has risen significantly.

   10 min
7. 7

   Pre-heat your oven to 250ºC. Brush with an egg wash and sprinkle over the sesame or nigella seeds.

8. 8

   Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes until the crush is golden.

   15 min

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Allergens

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