Cheese and leek poacha / Poğaça

Last Updated on March 25, 2024

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ingrediencie

Cesto

1 kg plain flour 4,5 dl milk 2 pk fresh egg white 1,5 dl oil 2 tbsp sugar 1,5 tbsp salt 1 dl white yoghurt 42 g yeast

Filling

2 pk leek 200 g cheese in brine salt

Filling

2 pk leek 200 g cheese in brine salt

For the spread

2 pcs fresh egg yolk

For the sprinkling

black sesame seeds

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Poca is one of the most common and popular pastries in Turkish cuisine. If you are a leek lover, then you should definitely try this great combination of leeks and cheese in a soft sourdough savoury dough

1.

In a bowl, first mix the flour, salt and sugar. Then add the yeast swollen in 3 dl of milk, oil, egg whites, yoghurt and work into a semi-soft, soft dough, which is already separating from the bowl. Add the remaining 1.5 dl of milk as you work the dough Finally, using a little flour, knead the dough briefly into a loaf and leave it to rise, covered, for 1 hour.

2.

Wash the leeks, chop them and simmer them in a little oil until soft. Add salt and pepper.

3.

Cut the risen dough into 20 equal pieces. Knead each dough once more into a loaf and leave them, covered, to rise for 20 minutes.

4.

Into the cooled leeks, crumble our cheese and mix. I use Turkish cream cheese, or the crumbly cheese in brine But feel free to use Greek cheese, or feta, or even bryndza The combination of leeks and bryndza is really fantastic too!

5.

Roll the risen loaves into a smaller circle, put a generous amount of filling in the middle and close the dough Just lightly press the edges.

6.

Place the cake on a baking sheet with parchment paper and brush with egg yolk mixed with a few drops of water. Sprinkle the top with the chervil (black cumin) and sesame seeds and immediately place in the oven to bake at 190 °C for about 20 minutes. You’ll need to keep an eye on it, as every oven bakes a little differently

7.

These are already fragrant, beautifully baked poacha They are light and soft The filling is fine, very tasty and the blackberry gives the pastry that real Turkish flavour

8.

Poachas are delicious like this alone, but also with soup they are very good I wish you a good taste !

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