Three Cheese Pide

Handmade pide filled with three cheeses, tomatoes, spinach, onion and spices

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

lightly mix your water and yeast for a couple seconds, once yeast has risen back to the water surface, add your flour and salt. Stir hard and continuously until dough smooth but resistant.

Step 2

place a clean cloth over your bowl and allow dough to proof for 90 minutes

Step 3

punch your dough to release air bubbles and shape into a ball, allow dough to rest for another 30 minutes

Step 4

sprinkle flour on your clean countertop and tear dough into individual servings, massage dough into smooth spheres and use flour as needed to stop the dough becoming sticky

Step 5

roll your dough out until it is thin and even but not thin enough that it’s translucent - you should be able to easily pick up your rolled dough without breaking it - use flour as needed to remove tackiness

Step 6

place rolled dough onto baking paper BEFORE adding fillings

Step 7

finely chop your onion and spinach, thinly slice your feta and mozzarella, grate your tasty cheese and halve your cherry tomatoes

Step 8

layer your ingredients onto the rolled dough - onion, tomato, grated cheese, feta, oregano, spinach then mozzarella

Step 9

fold your pide and pinch to seal dough edges, sprinkle paprika on top

Step 10

heat oven to 220°C fan-forced and cook for 10-15 minutes (until dough is puffed and golden)

Step 11

cut pide into slices and enjoy