Boyoz Bread Recipe
This traditional Turkish bread works amazingly well as both a breakfast and a delicious snack. These fluffy, buttery pastries are easy to make and are sure to bring a smile to whoever you serve them to. Give it a try!
Equipment
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 baking tray
- plastic wrap
Ingredients
- 3 cups hard flour high protein/bread flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 glass water
- 4 tbsp butter
Instructions
- Start by preparing the dough. Take a large mixing bowl and add all the ingredients except the water and butter.
- Mix them all together so the dry ingredients are evenly distributed.
- Next, start to add the water bit by bit. It’s important to do this to create an even consistency and avoid clumping. Keep mixing the water in until you get a reasonably firm dough; it needs to be malleable but not wet or gooey.
- Once the dough is prepared, you can start to knead it. Sprinkle some more flour over your countertop to stop it from sticking.
- Start to knead the dough for a few minutes to make it into a smooth ball.
- Once the kneading is finished, divide the dough into 8 parts and place them in a bowl, cover the bowl with plastic wrap (or a towel), and let it rest for about 30 minutes.
- Once at least 30 minutes have passed and you’re ready to proceed, place the dough balls on the counter and press them out with your hands to make a plate-like shape that is roughly 15cm in diameter.
- Place a tablespoon of butter in four of the plate shapes (they should be at room temperature or even a little warmer). Then, take another "plate" of the dough and place it over the top.
- Repeat this a second time to produce 4 covered plates that each have a spoonful of butter in them.
- Press the sides down to create a seal, apply a light coat of oil to the bottom of the dough, and place them on a baking tray.
- Cover the tray with film and let it rest for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Start to pull from the edges to stretch it out, or lift the edges up and let the weight of the dough/butter pull itself down. Once it’s been stretched out, fold it in on four sides to make a rectangle shape.
- It doesn’t need to be too meticulous, but it needs one long edge and one shorter one.
- Roll this up starting from the short edge to make a kind of fat and short roll. Then, cut it into two parts.
- Stand then roll upright and use your index and middle finger to depress down all the way to the bottom to create the final shape.
- Repeat this for all the remaining pieces and arrange them on a baking tray. At this stage, you can start to preheat the oven to about 400 degrees F.
- Bake for roughly 15-20 minutes or until they are a nice, golden-brown color.
- Enjoy your wonderfully fresh boyoz bread rolls!
Nutrition
Calories: 170kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 37gFat: 8gSodium: 300mgFiber: 1g
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