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    Turkish Pizza Bread (Pide)

    Published: Apr 10, 2015 · Modified: Apr 21, 2022 by Pavani · Leave a Comment

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    BM# 51 -- Baking Marathon: Day 9

    Bake of the Day: Turkish Pizza - Pide

    After all the breads and loaves posts, today I have a recipe for a slightly different pizza. It's pizza from Turkey called Pide. It is a soft and chewy bread that is made with yogurt and traditionally shaped with a slight hollow that can accommodate any number of fillings.

    Pide is essentially a boat shaped bread that is used as a pizza base and can be filled with grilled veggies, cheese, eggs. Even sweet fillings like fruit and custard can be used as fillings and served as cake.

    I saw the recipe for this pizza in 'Veggiestan: A vegetable lover's tour of the Middle East' cookbook by Sally Butcher. Knowing my family's love for pizza, I tried this for them right away. The pizza base was soft and the shape so interesting that it was an instant hit. My husband said this was the best homemade pizza he ever had.

    The dough is very easy to work with, even my son wanted to knead it and as you can see another hand is also sneaking up to help him 🙂

    I kept the fillings simple, just some pizza sauce with spinach, onions, corn and cheese. You can get creative with the fillings and have fun. In any case, this pizza is sure to be a hit every time it's made.

    The next 2 pics show how to make the boat shaped pizza. I found it easy to shape after placing the fillings in the middle.

    [wpurp-searchable-recipe]Turkish Pizza Bread (Pide) - ide is essentially a boat shaped bread that is used as a pizza base and can be filled with grilled veggies, cheese, eggs. Even sweet fillings like fruit and custard can be used as fillings and served as cake. - All purpose flour, Whole wheat flour, Instant Yeast, Sugar, Salt, Greek Yogurt, Olive Oil, Lukewarm Water, Soy milk (or use 1 lightly whisked egg), Seeds of Choice (Mustard, Nigella, Sesame & Caraway) (optional), Combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Start with ⅔cup water and add more water as needed to form a smooth, pliable dough. Knead for 6~7 minutes on a stand mixer or 10~12 minutes by hand.; Transfer to a lightly greased bowl, cover and set aside for 1½~2 hours or until doubled in volume.; Gently deflate the dough and then knead it a little more. Divide it into 2 balls and form each one into a pointed oval shape, pinching the edges to form a fat rim -- almost like a boat. Actually any shape can be made, but this torpedo shape is the most traditional.; Cover the loaves and set aside for another 20 minutes to rise a little more.; Preheat the oven to 450°F. Place a pizza stone or couple of greased baking sheets in the oven to heat up.; Brush the loaves with the egg wash (or soy milk) and sprinkle with seeds (if using). Fill the inside with the choice of toppings and slide each pizza onto the hot baking sheets and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy hot!!; [/wpurp-searchable-recipe]

    Turkish Pizza Bread (Pide)

    Pide is essentially a boat shaped bread that is used as a pizza base and can be filled with grilled veggies, cheese, eggs. Even sweet fillings like fruit and custard can be used as fillings and served as cake.
    Author: Pavani
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    Prep Time: 20 mins
    Cook Time: 15 mins
    Resting Time:: 2 hrs
    Total Time: 2 hrs 35 mins
    Course: bread, Pizza
    Cuisine: middle eastern, turkish

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups All purpose flour
    • 1⅓ cups Whole wheat flour
    • 2¼ tsp Instant Yeast
    • ½ tsp Sugar
    • 1 tsp Salt
    • 2 tbsp Greek Yogurt
    • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
    • ¾ cup Lukewarm Water
    • 2 tbsp Non-dairy Milk (or use 1 lightly whisked egg)
    • 1 tbsp Seeds of Choice - Mustard, Nigella, Sesame & Caraway (optional)

    Instructions

    • Combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Start with ⅔cup water and add more water as needed to form a smooth, pliable dough. Knead for 6~7 minutes on a stand mixer or 10~12 minutes by hand.
    • Transfer to a lightly greased bowl, cover and set aside for 1½~2 hours or until doubled in volume.
    • Gently deflate the dough and then knead it a little more. Divide it into 2 balls and form each one into a pointed oval shape, pinching the edges to form a fat rim — almost like a boat. Actually any shape can be made, but this torpedo shape is the most traditional.
    • Cover the loaves and set aside for another 20 minutes to rise a little more.
    • Preheat the oven to 450°F. Place a pizza stone or couple of greased baking sheets in the oven to heat up.
    • Brush the loaves with the egg wash (or soy milk) and sprinkle with seeds (if using). Fill the inside with the choice of toppings and slide each pizza onto the hot baking sheets and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy hot!!
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    1. Kalyani

      April 10, 2015 at 5:05 am

      So cute to see lil hands helping you ! Just a twist of normal pizza dough does wonders isn't it ? You r tempting me to make this and replace one of the BM posts :))

      Reply
    2. Nivedhanams Sowmya

      April 10, 2015 at 2:31 pm

      that is a new one I learnt today!!! looks super attractive..And those small hands to help is a boon!! You should be a proud mom!!

      Reply
    3. Srividhya Gopalakrishnan

      April 10, 2015 at 6:35 pm

      Love the ooyi gooyi cheese and corn combo. A great share

      Reply
    4. Suma Gandlur

      April 10, 2015 at 7:02 pm

      Sure time flies up. Didn't realize your little one has grown up enough to take interest in the kitchen stuff. 🙂 Did she turn two BTW?That pide looks delicious and I am going to try it this weekend.

      Reply
    5. rajani

      April 10, 2015 at 10:35 pm

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    6. Usha Rao

      April 11, 2015 at 1:13 am

      I had bookmarked the pide recipe when Varada posted and also had it on one my initial lists for this BM. I some how forgot about it. Your pide look delicious

      Reply
    7. rajani

      April 11, 2015 at 2:35 am

      This is definitely a different version of pizza for me. I never knew other places were also thinking in the same lines as Italy 🙂

      Reply
    8. rajani

      April 11, 2015 at 2:35 am

      This is definitely a different version of pizza for me. I never knew other places were also thinking in the same lines as Italy 🙂

      Reply
    9. The Pumpkin Farm

      April 11, 2015 at 7:25 am

      i made during last mega marathon under TUrkey and totally loved it..it is so easy to work as you say...ur pictures are amazing- well like always

      Reply
    10. Priya Suresh

      April 11, 2015 at 12:25 pm

      Pides are in my to do list since a long, now u r pulling me to make some soon.. Wat a droolworthy pizza.

      Reply
    11. Priya Srinivasan

      April 11, 2015 at 5:46 pm

      Ahh that cute lil hands, even my LO loves kneading the bread dough when i m working on it!! The pide looks totally scrumptious, filling though simple is sinful with all that cheese!!! 🙂

      Reply
    12. Varadas Kitchen

      April 11, 2015 at 9:54 pm

      I have tried it with two different fillings and we loved them both. The boat shape somehow makes it special. Love the little helping hands.

      Reply
    13. Suja Ram

      April 13, 2015 at 12:27 am

      Such a beautiful Pizza. The shape is unique. And as usual,stunning pics Pavani. I wanna try right away.

      Reply
    14. vaishali sabnani

      April 13, 2015 at 12:47 am

      My hubby has been asking me to bake pide since a while now.. Bookmarking! And must say it has turned out excellent, just perfect Pavani.

      Reply
    15. Nalini's Kitchen

      April 13, 2015 at 5:54 pm

      Pide sounds interesting and the shape of the pizza sounds inviting..your clicks make me hungry..

      Reply
    16. Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi

      April 14, 2015 at 1:38 am

      Love the cute little hands there! Interesting variation of pizza 🙂

      Reply
    17. Srivalli

      April 14, 2015 at 7:22 am

      Your Pide has turned out superb Pavani..and love all the pictures including your lil ones too..

      Reply
    18. veena krishnakumar

      April 18, 2015 at 12:49 pm

      Stunning clicks. For now bookmarked. Dunno how many i am going to boomark in this bm

      Reply
    19. Sandhya Ramakrishnan

      April 20, 2015 at 3:06 am

      It is fun to get the kids in the kitchen especially when baking! This looks so beautiful and I am tempted to take a bite 🙂

      Reply
    20. sneha datar

      April 21, 2015 at 8:06 am

      This is looking so yummy and beautifully made, very tempting.

      Reply
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