Lahmacun (Turkish pizza)

Name: Lahmacun (Turkish pizza)
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1⁄2 Cubes (21 g) fresh yeast; 1 TABLESPOON sugar, salt, pepper; 500 g + some flour; 3 white + 2 red onions; 6 ripe tomatoes; 2 Turkish peppers; 2 Garlic cloves; 1 collar Parsley; 250 g minced lamb or beef; 100 ml Olive oil; 3 TABLESPOONS Tomato paste; 2 TABLESPOONS Beaver Salçasi (available in Turkish food stores); 1 TEASPOON dried thyme; 1-2 TEASPOONS ground cumin; 1⁄2 Tsp Pul Biber (available in Turkish food stores); 1 Mini cucumber; baking paper

AUTHOR
Andrew Gay

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
90 mins

TOTAL TIME
90 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 10

1⁄2 Cubes (21 g) fresh yeast
1 TABLESPOON sugar, salt, pepper
500 g + some flour
3 white + 2 red onions
6 ripe tomatoes
2 Turkish peppers
2 Garlic cloves
1 collar Parsley
250 g minced lamb or beef
100 ml Olive oil
3 TABLESPOONS Tomato paste
2 TABLESPOONS Beaver Salçasi (available in Turkish food stores)
1 TEASPOON dried thyme
1-2 TEASPOONS ground cumin
1⁄2 Tsp Pul Biber (available in Turkish food stores)
1 Mini cucumber
baking paper

Directions

1
Stir yeast and sugar until liquid. Put 500 g flour, 1 pinch of salt and liquid yeast in a bowl. Gradually knead in about 350 ml of lukewarm water with the dough hooks of the mixer until a smooth yeast dough is formed.
2
Cover and leave to rise in a warm place for about 45 minutes.
3
Peel white onions. Clean and wash 2 tomatoes and peppers. Peel garlic, wash parsley. Dice everything finely and knead with minced meat, oil, tomato paste and beaver salçasi. Season with salt, pepper, thyme, cumin and Pul beaver.
4
Line a baking tray with baking paper. Preheat the oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/circulating air: 175 °C/gas: level 3). Divide dough into 10-12 pieces. Roll each piece out round (approx. 20 cm Ø) on a little flour.
5
2 Place the flat cakes on the baking tray. Spread a thin layer of minced meat mass on each one and bake in a hot oven for about 10 minutes. Bake 8-10 more pizzas from the remaining pancakes and the chopped mass.
6
Wash cucumber and 4 tomatoes, peel red onions. Slice everything into thin rings. Cover Lahmacun with tomatoes, cucumber and onions and roll up if necessary. Serve with a creamy yoghurt or a glass of Ayran (refreshing drink with yoghurt, ice-cold water and salt).