Flower Bread (Cicek Ekmek)

2 cups lukewarm water
4-5 cups bread flour
1 cube fresh yeast (17 gr)
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp salt
Glaze:
1 tbsp yogurt
1 tbsp water
Nigella seeds or sesame seeds

Place the lukewarm water, sugar and the yeast into a bowl. Stir well to dissolve the sugar and the yeast. Add the salt, olive oil and flour; knead for 10 minutes, till dough becomes elastic. The more you knead the better your bread will be. Cover the dough with a plastic wrap or a clean cloth (see the picture) and let it rest for 2 hours in a warm place, till it rises up to double its volume (see the picture).
Place dough on the counter and punch to release air. Cut the dough into two pieces, then each piece into 8. Make 8 balls using your palms. Grease a round Pyrex or baking dish (20-30 cm) and place one ball in the middle and the other 7 around it leaving some room. And do the same with the other half of the dough, so you will bake 2 flower breads. Cover it with a clean cloth and leave it for ½-1 hours to rise in a warm place (If you have time let it rest for 2 hours).
Mix 1 tbsp yogurt and 1 tbsp water in a small bowl, then brush the surface of the bread with this glaze. Finally, sprinkle nigella seeds or sesame seeds on top.
Preheat the oven to 425F (220C). Place the bread on the middle rack. Bake for 25-30 minutes, till it becomes golden brown. After taking it out of the oven cover with a clean cloth or towel to keep the bread soft.

Flower bread is good to go with butter, honey-butter dip or spicy olive oil dip when warm.

ENJOY

P.S: Do not use metal container when kneading or resting the dough. Metal spoils the texture of dough.
P.S2 : If you want the top to be lighter brown, then beat 1 egg yolk and 1 tbsp milk for glaze, instead of yogurt and water.

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TURKCE
2 su bardagi ilik su
4-5 su bardagi ekmek unu
1 kup yas maya (17 gr)
3 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
2 yemek kasigi seker
1 yemek kasigi tuz
Uzeri icin:
1 yemek kasigi yogurt
1 yemek kasigi su
Corek otu ya da susam

Ilik suyu ve mayayi bir kaseye alin, icine sekeri ilave edin ve sekerle maya cozunene kadar iyice karistirin. Sonra, sivi yag, un ve tuzu ilave ederek, 10 dakika hamur elastik olana dek yogurun. Hamuru ne kadar cok yogurursaniz o kadar guzel ekmek elde edersiniz. Uzerini seffaf film ya da temiz bir bez ile ortun (resime bakiniz) ve sicak bir ortamda, hamur iki kati kadar kabarana dek, yaklasik 2 saat bekleyin (resime bakiniz). Hamuru tezgahin uzerine alin ve havasini indirmek icin uzerinden bastirin. Hamuru ikiye bolun ve her birini 8 esit parcaya ayirip, avucunuzla 16 tane yuvarlak top yapin. 20-30 cm capinda yuvarlak bir tepsi ya da borcami yaglayin, ortasina bir top koyun ve diger 7 tanesini ortadakinin etrafina araliklarla dizin. Ayni islemi diger 8 yuvarlak top icin yapin, boylece 2 tane cicek ekmek yapmis olacaksiniz.
Uzerini temiz bir bez ya da seffaf film ile ortun ve hamur iki kati buyuyene kadar yaklasik ½ -1 saat bekletin (Vaktiniz varsa 2 saat bekletin). Sonra 1 yemek kasigi yogurt ve 1 yemek kasigi suyu karistirip firca ile hamurun uzerine surun. Uzerine corek otu ya da susam serpin. Firini onceden 220 C (425F) ye isitin, ekmegi orta rafa koyun ve uzeri kizarana dek 25-30 dakika pisirin. Firindan cikarinca, tepsinin uzerini temiz bir mutfak bezi ya da havlu ile ortup hava almasini engelleyin. Boylece Cicek ekmeginiz yumusacik olacaktir.
Cicek Ekmek sicakken, tereyagi, balli tereyag ya da baharatli zeytinyagi ile cok guzel olur.
AFIYET OLSUN

NOT: Hamuru yogurmak ya da dinlendirmek icin metal kap kullanmayin. Metal hamurun yapisina zarar verir.
NOT2: Eger ekmegin uzerinin cok kizarmasini istemiyorsaniz, uzeri icin; yogurt ve su yerine, 1 yumurta sarisi ve 1 yemek kasigi sutu cirparak kullanin.

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Sweet Pumpkin (Kabak Tatlisi)

3 lbs butternut squash or pumpkin (1500 gr)
2-3 cups sugar
½ cup walnuts or pecans
thickened cream (optional)

Cut the butternut squash or pumpkin in chunks larger than bite size (you can cut them in any size you like). Clean the seeds inside and peel the pumpkin chunks. Place them in a large pot and spread the sugar evenly on the surface.
Let them stand for 3-4 hours, for sugar to dissolve. After you see the sugar dissolved, place the pot on a low-medium heat and cook for 40-50 minutes until the pumpkins are darken in color. The water should be mostly drained.
When they are cooled; garnish them with thickened cream, walnuts, pecans or any kind of nuts.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1500 gr (1 ½ kg) bal kabagi
2-3 su bardagi seker
½ su bardagi ceviz
kaymak ve uzeri icin antep fistigi (istege bagli)

Kabagi lokmadan daha buyuk parcalar halinde kesin (istediginiz buyuklukte dilimleyebilirsiniz). Kabagin ic kisimlarini temizleyip, kabugunu soyun. Genis bir tencereye kabaklari koyun ve uzerine sekeri esit olarak yayin.
Sekerin erimesi icin 3-4 saat bekletin.Seker eriyince, tencereyi dusuk atese alip kabaklarin rengi koyulasan dek, yaklasik 40-50 dakika pisirin. Suyun buyuk miktari buharlasmis olacaktir.
Kabak tatlisi soguyunca; ceviz ya da istediginiz diger kabuklu yemisler ile servis edin.
AFIYET OLSUN

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Victorian Milk Bread (Sutlu Ekmek)

2 tsp dry/instant yeast
1 tsp sugar
1 ½ cups luke warm milk
3 ¾ cups bread flour
1 ½ tsp salt to taste

Glaze:
1 egg
1 tbsp milk
Sesame seeds

Add yeast and sugar into 1/2 cup of milk in a bowl. Leave for 5 minutes; stir to dissolve. Mix flour and salt in large a bowl. Make a well in center and pour in dissolved yeast. Mix in flour. Stir in reserved milk to form a sticky dough. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. Knead dough until smooth and elastic, about 8-10 minutes.

Put dough in a clean bowl and cover with a towel or cloth. Let rise for 45-60 minutes in a warm place. Punch down, cover and let dough rise again until doubled in size about 45 minutes.
Grease an 8 x 4 x 2 1/2 inch loaf pan. Shape dough into a long loaf (see the picture).
Place shaped dough in greased loaf pan. Cover with towel/cloth. Leave for a rest until dough is 1 inch above the top of pan, about 1 hour.
Brush top of loaf with egg glaze and sprinkle sesame seeds. Bake in preheated 400F (200 C) oven for 40-45 minutes until golden. After taking the bread out of the oven cover it with a towel/cloth to keep it soft and warm.
Serve warm and enjoy Victorian Milk Bread with butter or cream cheese.
ENJOY
P.S: Do not use metal container when kneading or resting the dough. Metal spoils the texture of dough.

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TURKCE
2 tatli kasigi kuru/instant maya
1 tatli kasigi seker
1 ½ su bardagi ilik sut
3 ¾ su bardagi ekmek unu
1 ½ tatli kasigi tuz

Uzeri icin:
1 yumurta
1 yemek kasigi sut
susam

Bir kasede ½ su bardagi ilik sutu, seker ve mayayi karistirin. Mayanin cozunmesi icin 5 dakika bekletin. Genis bir kasede un ve tuzu karistirin, ortasina bir cukur acin. Cukura cozunen maya karisimini dokun. Un ile karistirip geri kalan ilik sutu ilave edin. Hamuru unlanmis bir yuzeye alin ve puruzsuz ve elastic bir hamur elde edene dek yaklasik 8-10 dakika yogurun.
Hamuru temiz bir kaseye alin ve uzerini temiz bir havlu/bez ile ortun. 45-60 dakika boyunca kabarmasi icin ilik bir ortamda bekletin.Daha sonra havasini cikarmak icin nazikce bastirin, ortun ve tekrar hacimce iki katina cikana kadar bekletin (yaklasik 45 dakika).
20x10x6 cm’lik bir dikdortgen kalibi yaglayin. Hamura uzun bir ekmek sekli verin (resime bakiniz). Yaglanmis kaliba yerlestirin ve uzerini havlu/bez ile ortun. Hamur kalibin uzerinden yaklasik 2 ½ cm kadar yukselene dek bekletin (yaklasik 1 saat).
Uzerine yumurtali sut karisimini surun ve susam serpin. Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda 40-45 dakika uzeri kizarana dek pisirin.
Ekmegin yumusak ve sicak kalmasi icin; firindan cikarinca, uzerini havlu/bez ile ortun.
Sutlu Ekmek sicacikken, tereyagi ve krem peynir ile tadini cikarin.
AFIYET OLSUN
NOT: Hamuru yogurmak ya da dinlendirmek icin metal kap kullanmayin. Metal, hamurun yapisina zarar verir.

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Turkish Milk Pudding with Kadaifi (Kadayifli Muhallebi)

½ lb shredded dough (Kadaifi)

5-6 Tbsp sugar

4-5 Tbsp butter

1 ½ cups walnuts/pecans, largely crushed

Turkish Milk Pudding (Muhallebi)

½ lb whipped cream

Leave the kadaifi in the freezer for about 1-2 hours prior to use. Then, take it out and crack it into small pieces. Take it to a pot and add butter and sugar. Cook stirring constantly over medium heat until it gets pinkish. Stir in walnuts/pecans and turn the heat off. Let it cool.

Click for the recipe of Turkish Milk Pudding (Muhallebi). Let the Muhallebi cool and add whipped cream. Mix with a mixer until it gets smooth.

Take the half of the kadaifi mixture over a rectangular big Pyrex dish and spread the Muhallebi over. Finally spread the remaining kadaifi mixture over. Cut in square slices and serve.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

250-300gr kadayif

5-6 yemek kasigi toz seker

4-5 yemek kasigi tereyagi

1 ½ su bardagi ceviz, kiriklanmis

Muhallebi

250 gr krem santi

Kadayifi 1-2 saat kadar derin dondurucuda bekletin. Dondurucudan alin ve kirarak kucuk parcalara bolun. Tencereye alin, tereyag ve sekeri ilave edin. Orta ateste surekli karistirarak rengi pembelesene dek kavurun. Cevizleri ilave edin. Ocaktan alin ve sogumasini bekleyin.

Muhallebinin yapilisi icin tiklayin. Muhallebi soguduktan sonra icine krem santiyi ekleyip mikserle karistirin.

Kadayifin yarisini buyuk dikdortgen borcama yayin. Uzerine muhallebiyi doseyin. Kalan kadayifi uzerine yayin.

AFIYET OLSUN

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Roasted Pepper Salad (Kozlenmis Biber Salatasi)

1 lb banana/green/red pepper, washed 
2-3 tbsp vinegar
5-6 tbsp olive oil/canola oil
1 tsp salt to taste
¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped (optional)

Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and place peppers over an oven tray with baking paper. Roast them for an hour or till they turn partly light brown (see the picture). You can also roast peppers over a grill/barbecue. Take out and let them cool down. Then peel and make a cut in the middle lengthwise with a knife (see the picture). In a bowl, combine vinegar, olive oil/canola oil and salt. Stir in roasted peppers, parsley (optional) and mix them all. Cover and leave in the fridge for about 2-3 hours. Then, place the peppers over a serving plate and serve Roasted Pepper Salad with any kind of dish.
ENJOY

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½ kg carliston/yesil/kirmizi biber, yikanip kurulanmis
2-3 yemek kasigi sirke
5-6 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi/ sivi yag
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ cay bardagi taze maydanoz (istege bagli)

Firini onceden 200 C (400 F)’ye isitin. Yagli kagit koydugunuz firin tepsisine biberleri dizin ve yaklasik bir saat boyunca ya da biberler hafifce kozlenene dek pisirin (resime bakiniz). Ayrica, mangal/izgara ve kor uzerinde de kozleme islemini yapabilirsiniz. Kozlediginiz biberleri sogumaya birakin. Sonra, kabuklarini soyun (resime bakiniz) ve uzunlamasina ortasindan bicak ile bir kesik yapin (Fakat ikiye bolmeyin). Bir kasede, sirke, zeytinyagi/sivi yag ve tuzu guzelce karistirin. Kozlenmis biberleri ve maydanozu (istege bagli) ilave edin ve harmanlayip karistirin. Uzerini kapatarak bozdolabinda yaklasik 2-3 saat kadar dinlendirin. Sonra, kozlenmis biberleri servis tabagina alin.
Kozlenmis Biber Salatasi’ni her turlu yemek cesidi ile birlikte servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

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Sesame Sticks (Susamli Cubuk)

½ cup canola oil 

125 gr butter/margarine, softened 

1 Tbsp vinegar 

½ cup water 

1 egg white (yolk is for the glaze) 

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp sugar 

½ tsp salt to taste 

3 ½ -4 cups flour 

½ cup sesame and nigella seeds 

 

Mix the dough ingredients in a big bowl. Then, knead the dough until becomes soft and consistent. Cover the dough and let it rest for about 10-15 minutes. Grab walnut size pieces and shape them into long sticks thick as pencil. Cut the sticks in 4-5 inch long. Brush each stick with the egg yolk you set aside before. Place sesame and nigella seeds (or only sesame) over a flat plate and dip one side of the sticks into it for covering with sesame and nigella (or only sesame) seeds. Take the sticks over a greased oven tray. Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) and bake them for about 30-35 minutes or until they get light brown. 

ENJOY 

 

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½ su bardagi kanola yagi 

125 gr tereyag/margarin, oda sicakliginda yumusak 

1 yemek kasigi sirke 

½ su bardagi su 

1 yumurta aki (sarisi uzerine) 

1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu 

1 cay kasigi seker 

1 cay kasigi tuz 

3 ½ -4 su bardagi un 

½ su bardagi susam ve corek otu (uzeri icin)

Hamur malzemelerini bir kapta karistirin ve elinizle yogurarak yumusak bir hamur elde edin. Hamurun uzerini orterek yaklasik 10-15 dakika dinlendirin. Hamurdan ceviz buyuklugunde parcalar koparin ve duz bir zemin uzerinde hamura kalem kalinliginda uzun cubuk seklini verin. Buz cubuklari 10-12 cm uzunlugu olacak sekilde kesin. Her cubugun uzerine onceden ayirmis oldugunuz yumurta sarisindan surun. Duz bir tabaga, susam ve corek otu karisimini (ya da sadece susam) dokun. Yumurta sarisi surdugunuz cubuklarin bir tarafini susamin ya da susam-corek otu karisiminin icine batirin. Cubuklari yaglamis oldugunuz firin tepsisine dizin. Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda cubuklarin uzeri kizarana dek yaklasik 30-35 dakika pisirin. 

AFIYET OLSUN

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Soft Potato Pogaca (Patatesli Yumusacik Pogaca)

2 medium potatoes, boiled and peeled

2 eggs

150 g butter at room temperature

2 ½ cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt to taste

1 egg yolk for egg wash

Sesame seeds or nigella seeds for top

For filling:

1 cup ricotta cheese

OR

1 cup feta cheese, crumbled

OR

1 cup black olives, sliced

Grate boiled and cooled potatoes. Then, combine all the dough ingredients in a big mixing bowl. Knead the dough and make it soft and elastic. Then, grab walnut size or bigger dough pieces and flatten them using your palms. Place 1 tsp of filling type you’ve chosen and close the edges in the middle making a closed ball. Then, invert the smooth part facing up and place over a greased oven tray. Brush each of them with egg wash and sprinkle with either sesame or nigella seeds or both. Bake at 400F (200C) preheated oven for about 20-25 minutes or until the tops turn golden brown. Serve hot/warm.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

2 orta boy patates, haslanmis ve soyulmus

2 yumurta

150 gram tereyag, oda sicakliginda

2 ½ su bardagi un

1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu

1 tatli kasigi tuz

Uzeri icin bir yumurta sarisi

Uzeri icin susam ya da corek otu

Ic malzeme:

1 su bardagi lor peynir

YA DA

1 su bardagi beyaz peynir, ufalanmis

YA DA

1 su bardagi siyah zeytin, ince dilimlenmis

Sogumus olan haslanmis patatesleri rendeleyin. Butun hamur malzemelerini derin bir kapta karistirin. Kulak memesi yumusakliginda esnek ve yumusak bir hamur yogurun. Daha sonra, cevizden biraz daha irice hamur parcalari alin ve elinizle acarak ortasina arzu ettiginiz ic malzemeden 1 tatli kasigi koyun. Hamurun kenarlarindan ortaya dogru toplayin ve torba agzi gibi sikica kapatip yapistirarak yuvarlak pogacalar yapin. Ters cevirip duzgun taraflari uste gelecek sekilde yaglanmis firin tepsisine aralikli olarak dizin. Cirpilmis yumurta sarisini firca ile butun pogacalarin uzerine surun. Son olarak, susam ya da corek otu serpin. Onceden isitilmis 200C (400F) firinda yaklasik 20-25 dakika veya uzerleri kizarana dek pisirin. Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

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