Pide - Turkish Flat Bread / Pizza

Name: Pide - Turkish Flat Bread / Pizza
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 tsp rapid rise / instant yeast ((sub active dry yeast, Note 1)); 1/2 tsp white sugar; 2 tbsp + 2/3 cups very warm water (, (~40℃ /104℉, Note 2)); 2 cups bread flour ((sub all purpose/plain flour, Note 3)); 3/4 tsp salt; 1 1/2 tsp olive oil; 150g / 5oz Turkish kasar cheese or mozzarella ((Note 4)); 1/2 tsp semolina (, optional (Note 10)); 1 Topping of choice ((each makes enough for 2 pides)); 1 egg ((optional, Note 13)); Sprinkling finishes of choice ((listed below)); 2 tsp olive oil; 1/2 onion (, finely diced); 280g / 10oz baby spinach; 1/2 tsp cumin; 1/2 tsp pepper; 1/4 tsp salt ((kosher / cooking salt)); 125g / 4oz Turkish sujuk sausage ((sub chorizo, Note 5)); 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 garlic cloves (, finely minced); 250g / 8oz lamb mince ((or beef)); 1 tsp tomato paste; 1 tsp baharat spice mix ((Note 6)); 1/8 tsp each salt and pepper; 1/2 red capsicum / bell pepper (, finely diced); 1/2 tomato (, finely chopped); 1 tsp lemon juice; 4 tbsp Turkish tulum cheese or feta (, crumbled (Note 7)); Dried oregano; Sesame seeds (, toasted)

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:30min

Recipe video above. It's hard to get great pide outside of Turkey. It's hit and miss, even at many Turkish places. Solution: make it yourself! Pide is easier than you think, and it will tick all your pide boxes: pillowy soft bread inside with a crispy base, generous on the toppings. SO GOOD!Makes 2 pide around 40cm / 16" long. A generous meal for 2 people, normal meal for 3 people!TOPPINGS – Choose only 1. Each batch is enough to top 2 pides.

Updated at: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 05:10:43 GMT