Pide
(from txsunbirds’s recipe box)
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/food/comments/hgduet/homemade_pide_with_beef_spinach_and_cheese/
Ingredients
- *Dough*
- 250g Flour
- 1/3 tsp Sale
- 1/2 tsp Sugar
- 7g Yeast
- 170ml Warm Water
- 1 Yolk for brushing
- 1 tbsp Melted butter
- *Cheese Filling*
- 50 g feta
- 50 g mozzarella
- 30 g parmesan
- 1 egg yolk
- a splash of double cream
- some rosemary
- 2-3 tbsp tomato paste
- *Meat*
- 1/2 onion
- 100 g minced beef
- 1/2 bell pepper
- 1 garlic clove
- 2-3 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tss vinegar
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 100 ml vegetable stock
- dried oregano
- pepper
- salt
Directions
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Dough
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Dissolve the yeast and the sugar in the warm water and let it sit for a few minutes for the yeast to activate and the liquid to become frothy. Mix the salt with the flour, then add the yeast and the oil. Knead everything for 5-7 minutes, you shoudl have a smooth dough. Place it in a lightly oiled bowl and cover it with a dump towel. Let it rise for 1h-1h30 or until il doubles in size.
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Cheese
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Grate the cheeses/ break them with a fork and mix them with the yolk and double cream. Roll a again a rectangle of dough, add the tomato paste, sprinkle rosemary then add the cheeses. Form the pide and brush the edges with egg yolk.
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Meat
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Heat the oil then add the chopped onions, peppers and garlic. After 1-2 minutes add the beef and break it with a spatula/wooden spoon as much as you can. Let the meat to fry and to start browning, then add the tomato paste, vinegar and the stock. Simmer it for 20-30 min on low heat, the liquid should evaporate by the end. Season with salt, pepper and oregano.
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Pide
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Repeat the same steps as above to form the last pide. Bake them at 180 C for 15-20 minutes or until the edges are golden brown. After removing them from the oven, brush the edges with melted butter.