Part of our escape from winter next year will be going on a luxury cruise from Istanbul, Turkey to Athens, Greece. I wanted to become more familiar with Turkish food so we went to a Turkish restaurant and loved it so much I thought we should experiment with a few recipes. I made these lavash to go with Adana Kabobs (lamb and beef kabobs) for dinner one night. To say it was a success is an understatement, they were extremely delicious! I can’t wait to try this in Turkey next year.
Unleavened Turkish Lavash
Makes 6 small-medium-sized lavash
This is a combination of several recipes.
Ingredients:
- 250 g bread flour
- 4 g salt
- 100 g water
- 15 g Greek yogurt
- 30 g EVOO
Directions:
- Combine flour and salt in the bowl of your stand mixer and give it a quick mix.
- In another container, mix the water, yogurt, and oil. While the mixer is on low speed, pour in the wet yogurt mixture. Mix until the yogurt mixture is entirely combined with the flour. Allow to sit for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, continue to knead the dough until no longer sticky and is firm and smooth (10-15 minutes).
- Allow the dough to rest for 30 minutes.
- Divide the dough into six equal portions and roll out each one to an oval or a circle adding flour as necessary, if sticky.
- Using a cast iron frying pan, on medium-high heat, cook each lavash until golden but not hard.
- Serve warm with kabobs.
Notes:
- Freeze lavash in a ziplock bag with most of the air removed. To reheat, slightly dampened from frozen on a medium-heat frying pan.
How interesting. So it’s sort of like a tortilla, but with yogurt. I frequently make tortillas, so this’d be very easy for me to try. Thank you! They look marvelous.
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I love flatbreads of all kinds, and these look particularly delightful.
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Oh I love Turkish food including breads. I cannot resist some good bread (especially flatbread), and during my last visit to Turkey, I’m embarrassed to admit how many of those I consumed lol
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I’ve purchased lavash from the grocery store and it was underwhelming. I’m 100% sure your homemade version is a LOT better!!!
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I haven’t made those kabobs yet but they’re on my list! Turkish food is at the top of my favorites list these days!!!
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The meal looks really good. We love Turkish cuisine!
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