HAŞHAŞLI POĞAÇA

POPPY SEEDS POGACAS

Ingredients:

• 3 cups of all purpose flour
• 1 cup of whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup of warm milk
• 1/2 cup of warm water
• 1/2 cup of sun flower oil 
•  1 egg white
• 3 tbsp of granulated sugar
•  1 tbsp of salt
•  1 tsp of yeast

Filling:
•1 cup of feta cheese

Topping:

• 1 egg yolk
• poppy seeds

Mix all of the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add milk, water, sunflower oil and egg white. Knead them all together with your hands until becoming dough. The dough should be sticky. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it rest until the dough rises to double its size. It takes one to two hours.
In a small bowl, put some vegetable oil. Damp your hands with this vegetable oil before touching the dough. That way, the dough will not stick to your hands. It also give them a nice taste too.
Take the bowl and knead the dough again until it is bubble free. Take a small piece of dough ( about the size of an egg) and make it flat with your hands.Place 1 tbs of feta cheese in the middle of the dough and close it up. Place them on a baking tray and let them rise for half an hour.
Preheat the oven to 350F. Brush all of the pogacas with egg yolk and sprinkle poppy seeds on top. Bake them until the color of egg yolk turns to brown.

EV YAPIMI MİLFÖY & KATMER POĞAÇA

HOMEMADE PUFFED PASTRY & PUFFED PASTRY POGACA
Makes 20 pogacas.

Ingredients:

• 3+1/2 cups of all purpose flour
• 1 cup of milk
• 1/2 cup of sunflower oil
• 1 egg white
• 2 tbsp of  sugar
• 1 tbsp of salt
• 1 tsp of yeast
• 1/2 stick melted butter

Filling:

• feta cheese

Glaze:

• egg yolk

In a large mixing bowl; mix flour, yeast, sugar, and salt. Add milk and vegetable oil and knead. Cover it with plastic wrap and let it rise for one hour.

Take the dough and knead it until it is bubble free. Divide the dough into 10 equal parts and give them the shape of small ball. Take some all purpose flour in a bowl and dip one of the dough balls into the flour. Dust a large, flat surface with the flour (dusting will keep the dough from sticking). Place the dough onto flat surface and roll the dough as large as a plate with a long roller pin. Brush it with a generous amount of butter. Set this aside. Roll the second ball as large as the first one and and place it on top of the first one. Brush this one with melted butter too.Follow these steps for the remaining balls.

Dust the surface with flour again. This time take the 10 of them together and gently roll. Start to roll from center to the edges. Continue rolling until you rich 1/3" thickness. Cut this round pastry sheet into 20 equal triangles.
Take one of the triangular and place one tsp of feta cheese on top, fold the edges and roll.

Place parchment paper on a baking sheet. Put them on the baking sheet leaving enough room to rise. Brush with egg yolk and let them rise for 30 minutes.Heat the oven 35OF. Bake for 30 minutes or pogacas are golden brown.

TAM BUĞDAY UNLU POĞAÇA

WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR POGACA

Makes 21 pogacas.

Ingredients:

• 1+1/3 cups of whole wheat flour
• 1 egg white
• 2 tbsp of butter (softened )
• 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup of plain yogurt
• 1 tsp of salt
• 1 tsp of vinegar
• 1 tsp of baking powder

 Filling:

• cream cheese

Glaze:

• 1 egg yolk 
• sesame seeds

In a big mixing bowl, take egg white and whisk. Add olive oil ,butter, yogurt, baking powder, 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 size of whole walnut ) and make it flat with your palms. Place 1 black olive in the middle of the dough and close and round 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 and sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
Preheat the oven 350F and bake until pogacas are light brown.

YUMUŞAK POĞAÇA

SOFT POGOCAS

Makes 16 pogacas.

Ingredients:

• 2+3/4 cups of all purpose flour
• 3/4 cup of warm milk
• 1/4 cup of vegetable oil
• 1 egg white
• 3 tbsp of granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp of salt
• 1 tsp of yeast

Filling:

• 1/2 cup of feta cheese

Topping:

• 1 egg yolk
• nigella and sesame seeds

 Mix all of the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add milk, vegetable oil and egg white. Knead them all together with your hands until becoming dough. The dough should be sticky. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it rest until the dough rises to double its size. It takes one to two hours.

In a small bowl, put some vegetable oil. Damp your hands with this vegetable oil before touching the dough. That way, the dough will not stick to your hands. It also give them a nice taste too. 
Take the bowl and knead the dough again until it is bubble free. Take a small piece of dough ( about the size of an egg) and make it flat with your hands.Place 1 tbs of feta cheese in the middle of the dough and close it up.  Place them on a baking tray and let them rise for half an hour.

Preheat the oven to 350F. Brush all of the pogacas with egg yolk and sprinkle nigella and sesame seeds on top. Bake them until the color of egg yolk turns to brown.

MAHLEPLİ POĞAÇA

POGACAS WITH MAHALEB

Mahaleb smells heavenly. I used mahaleb in this recipe before and there are a few other recipes with this spice which I will post them soon. You can find mahaleb either in Mediterranean stores or from online Turkish stores.

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 ground mahaleb
  
• 1 tsp of salt
• 1 tbsp of granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp of vinegar
• 3 cups of all purpose flour (approx )
  

Filling:

• cream cheese

Glaze:

• yolk of 1 egg

In a big mixing bowl, take egg white and whisk. Add vegetable oil, yogurt, baking soda, ground mahaleb, vinegar, sugar, 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 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.

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.

KAŞARLI POĞAÇA

POGACA WITH MOZZARELLA CHEESE

Makes 14 pogacas.

Ingredients:

• 4 cups of all purpose flour
• 1 cup of warm milk
• 1/2 cup of vegetable oil
• 1 egg+1 egg white
• 5 tbs of sugar
• 1 tbs of salt
• 1 tbs of instant yeast 

Filling:

• 1/2 lb of mozzarella

Topping:

• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tbsp of milk
  
• 2 cups of sesame seeds

Mix all of the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add milk, vegetable oil and eggs. Knead them all together with your hands until becoming dough. The dough should be soft. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it rest until the dough rises to double its size. It takes one to two hours.
Cut mozzarella into 14 equal pieces.
Take the bowl and knead the dough again until it is bubble free. Place the dough onto counter top and cut it into 14 pieces.Take one piece of dough and make it flat with your hands. Place 1 piece of mozzarella in the middle of the dough and close it up. Give the dough a shape of football with your hands

Mix egg yolk with 2 tbsp of milk in a bowl. Take sesame seeds in another bowl. Dip the pogacas first into egg yolk and then dip them into sesame seeds.Place them on a grased baking tray leaving some room between them and let it rise for half an hour.
Preheat the oven to 350F. Bake them until the color of pogacas turn to light brown.

 

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.

DEREOTLU POĞAÇA

POGACA WITH FRESH DILL

This recipe is from Kibele Sofrasi. Banu is a professional cook.
She made this pogaca with feta cheese and mixed the dough with the cheese.
This is how I made it;

Ingredients:

• white of 2 eggs
  
• 6 tbsp of butter ( melted )
  
• 1/3 tsp of baking soda
• juice of a half lemon
• 4 tbsp of finely chopped fresh dill
• 1/3 tsp of salt
• 2 cups of all purpose flour (approx )
  

Filling:

• 8 oz cream cheese

Glaze:

• yolk of 2 eggs

In a big mixing bowl, take butter and egg white and whisk. Add baking soda, lemon juice,dill, 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 hands. Place 1 tsp of cream cheese in the middle of the dough and close it up. Place them on a baking tray. Brush all of the pogacas with egg yolk.
Preheat the oven 350F and bake until pogacas are golden brown.

POĞAÇA

Everybody has their unique recipe for pogaca. The nice part of it, pogaca is always delicious:) Don't get confuse, if you see one with different shape and filling.

Pogaca is perfect for breakfast with a cup of Turkish tea.

Ingredients:

Dough:

• 4 cups of all purpose flour
• 1 cup of warm milk
• 1/2 cup of vegetable oil
• 1 egg+1 egg white
• 3 tbs of sugar
• 1 tbs of salt
• 1 tbs of instant yeast
• Filling:
• feta cheese

Topping:

• 1 egg yolk
• sesame seeds or nigella seeds

Mix all of the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add milk, vegetable oil and eggs. Knead them all together with your hands until becoming dough. The dough should be soft. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it rest until the dough rises to double its size. It takes one to two hours.

Take the bowl and knead the dough again until it is bubble free. Take a small piece of dough ( about the size of an egg) and make it flat with your hands.Place 1 tbs of filling in the middle of the dough and close it up. Give the dough a shape of small ball with your hands Place them on a baking tray and let them rise for half an hour.

When putting the pocaga to the tray, the closed part of it should face to the surface of the baking tray. Preheat the oven to 350F. Brush all of the pogacas with egg yolk and sprinkle nigella on top. Bake them until the color of egg yolk turns to brown.

Tips:

• You can also fill the pogaca with cream cheese.
• If the dough gets so hard, you can add more milk.
• If the dough gets watery, you can add more flour.