Recipe

Lahmacun Turkish Pizza Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Capedread / All my dishes 1 year, 1 month ago A common lunch time snack in Turkey, shake over dried chillies, add a squeeze of lemon and roll up with a little lettuce and tomato salad, or divide the dough into smaller portions to make finger food for a party Prep:40m Cook:25m Servings:6	Capedread
	thin crust pizza easy

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Ingredients

For the dough

1 tsp dried yeast

½ tsp sugar

½ cup lukewarm water

3 cups strong white flour

½ tsp salt

1 tbl spoon olive oil

olive oil

for the topping

1tblsp butter

1 onion, grated

1 tomato skinned and chopped – boil kettle and pour over tomato let stand for 2 min, remove and peel

salt and sugar to taste

225g/8oz minced lamb

2 tbl spoons tomato paste

1 tsp paprika flakes

squeeze of lemon juice

Directions

Or the dough – dilute sugar in water and sprinkle yeast on top, let stand for a few min till frothy.

sift flour and salt into a bowl and make a well

add yeast mix and tablespoon olive oil

combine gradually till it creates a firm dough ( adding a little more warm water if necessary

or flour if sticky )

knead dough on a floured surface for 10 min ir until it becomes smooth and elastic.

smear a drop of olive oil around a bowl and roll the dough in it

cover with damp cloth and let stand in a warm place for about an hour or till doubled in size.

for the topping

saute onions in the butter

add chopped tomato and cook till dry

add salt and sugar to taste and set aside to cool

put the meat in a bowl

add the tomato paste, paprika and lemon juice

work mix into a paste with your hands

punch back the risen dough, knead for 2-3 min

cut into 6

preheat oven to 230C/450F/gas mark 8

roll each piece into a ball and roll out into a very thin round

place on a well greased baking sheet

spread a thin layer of the meat mix over each one

leave to rest for 10 min.

bake in oven for 10-15min until brown and crispy

serve immediately with tomato, lettuce, onion and parsley salad, with liberally squeezed lemon juice

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Comments

elgab89 1 year, 1 month ago said:
This took me back about 20 years ago (my honeymoon was in Turkey). What amazing foods I had - ancient as the world and delicious. Hmmm, you just gave me an idea to make these for my hubby next June when we will celebrate it. Saved!

mark555 1 year ago said:
I was in and out of Turkey from 2000-2003 and enjoyed the food and the poeople and the area, thank you for posting this.

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