Nema Turkish Authentic Buns – Plain (Poğaça), Wholesale Case (40 x 90g)

Authentic Recipe: Homemade Poğaça (Cheese, Olive or Potato Buns)

Soft, crumbly poğaça are the most popular Turkish bakery buns, found at every breakfast table and tea break. One dough, many fillings.

Makes: about 20 | Prep: 30 min + 45 min rise | Bake: 20 min

Ingredients

For the dough

• 1 cup warm milk
• ½ cup oil
• ½ cup plain yogurt
• 1 packet (2¼ tsp) instant yeast
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1½ tsp salt
• 1 egg (white in the dough, yolk for brushing)
• About 4½ cups flour

Choose a filling

• Cheese: 1½ cups crumbled white cheese with dill or parsley
• Olive: 1 cup chopped black olives
• Potato: 2 boiled, mashed potatoes with a little onion, pul biber and salt
• Plain: no filling, just sesame or nigella on top

Instructions

1. Mix the wet ingredients with the yeast, sugar, salt and egg white. Add flour gradually and knead into a very soft dough.
2. Cover and let rise for 45 minutes.
3. Divide into walnut-size balls, flatten each, add a spoon of filling and pinch closed. For olive poğaça, knead the olives straight into the dough.
4. Place seam-side down on a lined tray, brush with egg yolk and sprinkle with seeds.
5. Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 18–20 minutes until golden.

Tips

• The dough should be softer than bread dough; that's what makes poğaça tender.
• Short on time? Warm our ready-made poğaça in the oven for 5 minutes.

Traditional Turkish home recipe, written by Shopping Halal.