Lahmacun Turkish Flatbread
- Flatbread:
- 1/4 oz active dry yeast
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 11/2 tsp kosher salt
- Topping:
- RawSpiceBaras Baharat Spices
- 1a4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp. tomato paste
- 3 oz. ground lamb
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 plum tomato, grated
- 1 small onion, grated
- Kosher salt to taste
- Form Flatbread
- 1. Combine yeast, sugar and 3/4 cup boiled water in a bowl, let it sit until foamy, about 5-7 minutes.
- 2. Combine flour and salt separately, fold in the yeast mixture, and knead until soft, smooth dough ball forms. Cover the dough in a bowl with plastic wrap and let it rise for about an hour.
- 3. Punch down dough, divide into 4 portions, and form them into a ball. Transfer dough balls to a floured baking sheet. Cover with a damp tea towel and let rest for another 45 minutes, or refrigerate until needed.
- Create Sauce
- 1. In a large bowl, combine oil and tomato paste with the Baharat blend packet. Add in lamb, garlic, tomatoes, onions, and season with salt (optional).
- Add Toppings
- 1. Preheat oven to 475Au0b0, use a pizza stone in bottom third of oven.
- 2. Roll out each dough ball fairly thin, into a 10a disk. Transfer dough to a parchment paper, spoon about 4 tablespoons of topping onto dough, spread evenly with your fingers.
- 3. Bake until the crust is golden brown and topping is cooked, between 6-10 minutes, depending on the thickness of your crust and topping layer.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/lahmacun-turkish-flatbread-58395020 (may not work)