ÇÖREKOTLU POĞAÇA

POGACA WITH NIGELLA SEEDS

Makes 24 pogacas.

Ingredients:

• white of 1 egg
  
• 3/4 up of vegetable oil
• 1 cup of plain yogurt
  
• 1/3 tsp of baking soda
• 1 tbsp of nigella seeds
  
• 1 tsp of salt
• 3 cups of all purpose flour (approx )
  

Filling:

• feta or cream cheese

Glaze:

• yolk of 1 egg

In a big mixing bowl, take egg white and whisk. Add vegetable oil, yogurt, baking soda, nigella seeds, salt and mix. Add flour slowly and knead. Continue adding flour until the dough reaches soft consistency.
Take a small piece of dough ( about the size of a walnut ) and make it flat with your palms. Place 1 tsp of feta cheese or cream cheese in the middle of the dough and close it up. Place a parchment paper on a baking tray an put the pogacas on the tray. Brush all of the pogacas with egg yolk.
Preheat the oven 350F and bake until pogacas are golden brown.