Turkish Pogaca Food

POGACA (FETA DUMPLINGS)

Ingredients:

• 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ cup canola oil
• ¼ cup butter, melted
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 3 beaten eggs
• 1 tablespoon sour cream
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Mix the flour with baking soda in a bowl; set aside.
• Mix the canola oil, butter, yogurt, eggs, sour cream, sugar, and salt together in a large mixing bowl until smooth. Gradually stir the flour mixture into the wet ingredients to form a soft dough. Knead and squeeze the dough in the bowl until it is no longer sticky, about 5 minutes. Stir the feta cheese, parsley, olive oil, and paprika together in a bowl with a fork to make a filling.
• Make each dumpling by pinching off about 2 1/2 tablespoons of dough; roll into a ball about 1 3/4 inches across between your hands, and press it into a flat circle 3 inches across on your palm. Spoon 1 scant tablespoon of filling into the center of the circle. Bring the edges of the circle together over the filling, and pinch them together to make a fat, round little stuffed dumpling. Set the dumplings onto the parchment paper-lined baking sheet, seam sides down. Beat the egg yolks in a small bowl, and brush the pogaca tops with the egg yolk. Sprinkle each with about 1/4 teaspoon of sesame seeds.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the tops are shiny, brown, and crackled, 20 to 30 minutes.

TURKISH POGAçA

Ingredients:

• 3 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 ½ teaspoons white sugar
• 2 tablespoons warm milk
• 1 cup all-purpose flour, or more as needed
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• ½ cup warm water, or more as needed
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon salted butter, or as needed
• 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
• ½ bunch fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon chili powder
• 2 tablespoons milk, or as needed
• 1 teaspoon poppy seeds, or to taste

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm milk in a bowl. Let stand until yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 5 minutes.
• Combine 1 cup all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, 1/2 cup water, vegetable oil, salt, and yeast mixture in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the hook attachment; knead until pliable and not too sticky. Add a little flour if too soft, or warm water if too hard. Cover with a wet cloth and let sit at room temperature for 45 to 50 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking tray with butter.
• Mix feta cheese, parsley, salt, pepper, and chili powder together in a bowl until well combined.
• Knead dough for 2 minutes. Divide it into 12 equal portions, and roll each one into a ball. Use your hands or a rolling pin to flatten each ball into a 2- to 3-inch circle. Add a spoon of cheese filling in the middles and fold the edges upward like a bundle, pressing to secure. Place on the prepared baking try, folded-sides down. Brush with milk and sprinkle with poppy seeds.
• Bake on the top rack of the preheated oven until golden, 30 to 32 minutes.

TURKISH POGACA

Ingredients:

• 600 g flour
• 300 ml nonfat milk
• 10 g sugar
• 1/4 ounce yeast
• 175 ml vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon poppy seed
• 1 cup feta cheese
• 1 cup parsley

Steps:

• Mix everything together except the egg yolk.
• Wait for 1 hour for batter to double.
• Make small rounds as big as half of your palm.
• Press it with your fingers to make it as big as your palm.
• Mix feta cheese and parsley.
• Put the mixture into these small rounds and close it and round it again.
• Place it on the oiled oven sheet.
• Brush all the batch with the egg yolk.
• Place it in the preheated oven for 30-40 minutes in 350°F.
• Put poppyseed on the batch as desired.