Pastry with Vinegar (Sirkeli Pogaca)

1 egg (its yolk will be used for eggwash)
2/3 cup oil
60-75 gr butter, melted
3 tbsp yogurt
1 tbsp vinegar
1 tsp salt
1 cup crumbled feta cheese or grated mozzarella cheese
1 tbsp baking powder
2 ½ cups flour (white, all purpose, sifted)
1 tsp sesame seeds

Put all the ingredients, except egg yolk and cheese, in a deep bowl and mix well with your hands. Add the crumbled feta or grated mozzarella cheese. Knead the dough for 3-5 minutes.
Take a piece of dough about the size of a shelled walnut and give it the shape of a ball by using the palm of your hands (you can adjust the size as you like).
Place the pieces on a greased baking tray. You can use baking paper if you want. Then brush each piece with beaten egg yolk for glazing. Spread the sesame seeds on the tops.
Pre-heat the oven to 400 F (200 C). Bake for 18-20 minutes.
This recipe will make about 20-22 pieces. Serve warm.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
1 yumurta (sarisi uzeri icin kullanilacak)
2/3 su bardagi siviyag
60-75 gr tereyagi/margarin, erimis
3 yemek kasigi yogurt
1 yemek kasigi sirke
2 cay kasigi tuz
1 su bardagi ufalanmis beyaz peynir ya da rendelenmis kasar peyniri
1 yemek kasigi kabartma tozu
2 ½ su bardagi un(beyaz, cok amacli,elenmis)
2 cay kasigi susam

Yumurta sarisi ve peynir haric, butun malzemeleri bir kaseye koyup guzelce karistirin. Kasar peynir/ beyaz peyniri ilave edip, 3-5 dakika boyunca hamuru yogurun
Ceviz buyuklugunde bir hamur parcasi alin ve avuc icinizi kullanarak yuvarlak sekil verin.( Buyuklugunu istediginiz gibi ayarlayabilirsiniz.)
Yaptiginiz pogacalari onceden yaglanmis tepsiye dizin ya da yagli kagit kullanabilirsiniz. Sonra her pogacaya firca yardimiyla cirpilmis yumurta surun. Uzerlerine susam serpin.
Firini onceden 200 C (400 F) ye isitin. 18-20 dakika boyunca uzerleri kizarana dek pisirin.
Bu tariften 20-22 pogaca cikar. Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN!

Spinach with Eggs (Yumurtali Ispanak)

2-3 eggs
1 lb (500 gr) spinach or 1 can spinach
1 medium onion, sliced
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp smashed tomato in a can or 1 tbsp tomato paste
½ tsp salt
A pinch of red pepper and black pepper ( optional)

Put the oil in a large skillet. Sauté the onion with oil and smashed tomatoes/ tomato paste for 2-3 minutes at low-medium heat. Then, add the spinach and salt, cook for 5-6 minutes by stirring occasionally. Finally, make holes for eggs in the middle of the spinach mixture. Break the eggs into these holes, sprinkle some salt. If you wish, you could sprinkle some red and black pepper on top. Close the lid of the skillet and cook until the egg whites are cooked.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
2-3 yumurta
500 gr (1/2 kg) ispanak ya da 1 kutu konserve ispanak
1 orta boy sogan, dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi
2 yemek kasigi domates puresi ya da 1 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
1 cay kasigi tuz
Bir tutam kirmizi biber ve karabiber (optional)

Genis bir tavaya yagi ve soganlari koyup, orta ateste sogani kavurun.Domates salcasini/ puresini ilave edip 2-3 dakika sote edin. Sonra ispanagi ve tuzu ilave edip, ara sira karistirarak 5-6 dakika pisirin.
Son olarak ispanaklarin ortasinda yumurtalar icin cukurlar acin ve bu cukurlarin icine yumurtalari kirin. Yumurtalarin uzerine biraz tuz serpin. Eger arzu ederseniz uzerine karabiber ve kirmizi biber de ilave edebilirsiniz. Tavanin kapagini kapatin ve yumurta aklari pisene dek pisirin.
AFIYET OLSUN!

Turkish Pancakes (Krep)

1 ½ cup all purpose flour
2 cups milk
2-3 eggs
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp baking soda
1 cup oil (for cooking)

In a bowl mix all the ingredients (except oil) with a mixer until the mixture becomes smooth and even. Leave the mixture in the fridge for 2 hours for a better taste.
Use a large Tefal pan to cook the pancakes. Put the pan on a high-medium heat and let it become hot for 2-3 minutes. Then put approximately 1tsp of oil (shallow fry) and pour the mixture with a ladle. You can adjust the amount as you like (see the picture).
When you see the bubbles on the sides you can turn the pancake upside down. You will see it will change to golden brown color. Then, when you cook both sides, it’s done. Continue adding 1 tsp oil and cooking all the pancakes.
You can use cream cheese, jams or jellies, tomato paste, olive paste, honey or whatever you like to spread on the pancakes. Then roll them up and serve warm (see the picture).
Turkish pancakes are good to go at breakfasts.
P.S: Contains Gluten, Milk

ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 ½ su bardagi un
2 su bardagi sut
2-3 yumurta
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi yemek sodasi
1 su bardagi sivi yag (pisirmek icin)

Genis bir kasede sivi yag haric butun malzemeleri bir mikser ile putursuz bir kivam elde edene dek karistirin. Daha lezzetli krepler elde etmek icin karisimi 2 saat bozdolabinda bekletin.
Krepleri pisirmek icin genis bir Tefal tava kullanin. Tavayi yuksek ateste 2-3 dakika kizdirin. Az yagda (1 tatli kasigi sivi yag) bir kepce krep karisimini pisirin. Krep hamurunun miktarini isteginize gore ayarlayin (resime bakiniz). Her iki tarafini da kizarana dek pisirdiginiz zaman, krebiniz hazirdir.
Krebin kenarlarinda baloncuklar olusmaya baslayinca, krebin alt ust edebilirsiniz. Kizararak renk degistirdigini goreceksiniz. Tavaya 1 tatli kasigi sivi yag ilave ederek krepleri pisirmeye devam edin.
Kreplerin icine surmek icin; krem peynir, degisik cesitte recel, marmelat, bal, pekmez, zeytin ezmesi, salca veya ne isterseniz kullanabilirsiniz (resime bakiniz). Surdukten sonra dolayip sicak servis yapin.
Krepler kahvaltida cok guzel olur.
AFIYET OLSUN

Italian Omelette (Italyan Omleti)

3 eggs, beaten
1 small onion, thinly chopped
2 tbsp butter
1/3 cup mozzarella/parmesan/cheddar, shredded
¼ tsp salt
A pinch of red pepper
A pinch of black pepper
A pinch of dried basil

In a Tefal pan place the butter and let it melt, then add the chopped onions and sauté for 2-3 minutes over low-medium heat.
Meanwhile beat the eggs with ¼ tsp salt and add to the pan. Sprinkle the red pepper, black pepper and basil on top. Finally spread the shredded mozzarella/cheddar/parmesan evenly on the surface.
With a wooden spatula, lift from the sides and turn upside down when it is golden brown. Let the other side cook for 1-2 minutes.
Serve it warm to enjoy the melted mozzarella/cheddar/parmesan inside!
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
3 yumurta, cirpilmis
1 kucuk sogan, ince dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi tereyagi
2/3 cay bardagi kasar peyniri, rendelenmis
½ cay kasigi tuz
Bir tutam kirmizi toz biber
Bir tutam karabiber
Bir tutam kuru feslegen

Bir Tefal tavaya tereyagini koyup dusuk ateste eritin. Ince dogranmis soganlari ilave edip, 2-3 dakika kavurun.
Bu arada yumurtalari ½ cay kasigi tuz ile cirpin ve tavaya ilave edin. Yuzeyine kirmizi biber, siyah biber ve kuru feslegeni serpin. Son olarak rendelenmis kasar peynirini omletin uzerine esit olarak yayin.
Tahta bir spatula ile omletin kenarlarindan kaldirarak , kizarinca alt ust edin. Diger tarafini da 1-2 dakika pisirin.
Erimis kasarin tadini cikarmak icin sicak servis yapin!
AFIYET OLSUN!