Poğaças - Turkish Cheese Filled Pastries
Turkish poğaças or pogachas is a very easy dough to make these tasty pastries. These make a 25-28 small sized pastries that are usually served as mezze. The savory flavor is really nice when filled with feta or blue cheese. There are other variations from Croatia, Serbia and Hungary to name a few.
Ingredients
- 2 egg yolks + 1 Tbs. water for egg wash
- 5 cups flour
- 200 grams butter softened
- 1 cup canola oil
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon nigella seeds for sprinkling*
*you can substitute poppy seeds for nigella seeds or also toasted sesame seeds.
Filling:
- ¾ cup feta cheese crumbled
- 2 Tbs parsley chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Combine all filling ingredients in a bowl and set aside
- In a small bowl, beat egg yolks with 1 Tbs. of water. Set aside. You will use this to brush the pogacas before baking.
- Place all dough ingredients in a wide and deep bowl, Mix thoroughly and knead with your hands until the dough is elastic, non sticky and smooth, Take a piece of dough that is approximately the size of an egg and flatten on the palm of your hand.
- Place a teaspoon of filling in the center of dough and close up like a half-moon.Make sure the edges are tightly pinched so no filling escapes during the baking process.
- Place the pogacas on a piece of parchment paper on a cookie sheet (about 12 per sheet)
- Brush with egg wash.
- Sprinkle with nigella seeds and bake for about 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Yield: about 25-28 pogacas.
Nutrition
Calories: 275kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 9gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 505mgPotassium: 268mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 155IUVitamin C: 0.9mgCalcium: 126mgIron: 3.1mg
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