Some of the highlights of my wife’s recent visit home was that she’s spent quite a bit of her time learning to cook authentic Turkish food. Over the three weeks she was home she got to share some of those recipes with us and now we get to share them with you.
This recipe for flatbread (gozleme) is one that I think every kitchen needs. It’s simple, versatile and extremely tasty. These chewy flatbreads are wonderful for enjoying hummus, havuçlu haydari or any other dip that you’re fond of. They are also wonderful filled with a variety of ingredients, from spinach to meats or potatoes.
Prep time is minimal at around 30 minutes and cooking time is only two or three minutes per flatbread. Most of this is resting time, so the rest of the meal can be prepared while the dough rests, which is always a plus in a busy kitchen.
I’m sure there are other variations on this recipe. My wife has learned all of her recipes in the Adana region of Turkey which is heavily influenced by Mediterranean culture, so if you have a different version of this recipe lying about, I’d love to hear about it. do you have a favorite way to make and use these flatbreads? What fillings do you use? leave a comment and let us know. I’ll be making these a lot in the future, so ideas are welcome!
Turkish Flatbread (Gözleme - Adana Style)
Ingredients
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6 Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 164Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 195mgCarbohydrates: 30gFiber: 3gSugar: 0gProtein: 5g
What I would have done differently had I thought of it at the time:
I really need a better pan for cooking these, or they need to be made on the grill. My cast iron skillet gets far too hot on my ceramic cooktop and tends to cook the bread too quickly. My nonstick skillets are too small (I use those primarily for omelets and frittata.) A larger nonstick griddle or grill pan would be preferable for this particular recipe.
I’m going to try grilling these later this week and let you know how that goes.
Links to other recipes like this:
- Crisp Rosemary Flatbread, from Deb at the Smitten Kitchen
- Turkish Flatbread (Pide), from Angie’s Recipes
- Sprouted Wheat Flatbread, from Arabic Bites
@Lydia,
Thanks for the tip! unfortunately, I only have a ceramic (flat) cooktop at the moment. will be installing a gas stove in years to come, so I’ll keep the advice in mind.
@kellypea,
i never thought of using the stone! might just be the perfect answer. I’ll give that a shot later this week sometime.
One tip for making flatbreads on the stove top (I learned this from a professional baker) is to turn an iron wok upside down over the gas stove flame, and cook the bread on the dome of the overturned wok.
.-= Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)´s last blog ..Ground beef (Recipe: Chinese "spaghetti and meat sauce") =-.
Love Turkish food (and middle eastern food in general). Do you have a pizza stone? I know it’s not stove top, but could work on the barby, right? Just made ABin5 (healthy version) flatbread with tons of spice in it on the stove top. Interesting — you actually put a lid on it and it steams a bit. So tasty.
.-= kellypea´s last blog ..Michael Voltaggio’s Indian-Spiced Short Ribs =-.
I love food from Adana, Thank you so much :)
OMG thank god I found this site…..I havent had the pleasure of having this in a long time….03 was the last time I had proper turkish food and I was stationed in Insurlick turkey….god I miss the food and the wonderful people….if you all get any more info on how to make a good chicken tava please let me know…thanks again and keep up the great work
Chicken Tava is on the list. We just haven’t gotten around to it for some reason!
Thankyou for this recipe, I look forward to trying it. My husband is from Goreme in Cappadocia and they make this bread in large squares and sandwich it with fillings. The mixture I most enjoyed was feta, tomato, parsley and egg. After cooking they rub both sides with butter. Devine!
Melanie
Yep, Gozleme! We’ve done it with potato. I’m very much looking forward to trying it with spinach, onions and feta as well. I’m glad you found this useful.
Jerry, I’m ready to try this to serve with the hummus I’m making today, but wondering about quantity. It looks to me like this recipe produces 4 pieces of flatbread. Is that correct, or does each of those balls become divided again to produce several of those thin 6-8″ rolled out rounds? If not 4, how many does the recipe produce?
Julie
Julie,
Yes, the recipe as written makes 4 to 6 flatbreads (depending on size and how thinly you roll them.) It’s best to make the dough in small batches, but you can easily whip up two or three if you think you’ll need them