ZEYTİNLİ & KEKİKLİ & BİBERLİ POĞAÇA

THYME & PEPPER POGACAS WITH BLACK OLIVE FILLING

Makes 20 pogacas.

Ingredients:

• 1+1/2 cups of all purpose flour
• 1 egg white
• 2 tbsp of butter (softened )
• 1/4 cup of vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup of plain yogurt
• 1 tsp of red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp of thyme
• 1 tsp of salt
• 1 tsp of vinegar
• 1/2 tsp of baking soda

 Filling:

• 20 pitted black olives
  

Glaze:

• 1 egg yolk 

In a big mixing bowl, take egg white and whisk. Add vegetable oil,butter, yogurt, baking soda, thyme, pepper flakes, vinegar,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 half size of an egg ) and make it flat with your palms. Place 1 black olive 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 light brown.