Tuesday, August 18, 2009

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.

4 comments:

  1. A delicious speciality! Ireally like the unique flavor of nigella seeds!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  2. Ellerine sağlık İffetciğim.Ben çörekotunu çok seviyorum.Bence bütün tuzlulara çok yakışıyor.Sevgiler...

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  3. We have a similar dough in Lebanon, these look so delicious, I would like to eat one right now!

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