Turkish Bread or Ekmek
- Ready In:
- 2hrs
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups bread flour, divided
- 3⁄4 cup water, divided
- 5 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 2 cups warm water
- 6 cups bread flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
directions
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To make the starter:
- Place 1/2 cup flour and 1/4 cup water in a coverable bowl; stir well.
- Cover and let sit at room temperature overnight.
- The next day, add 1/2 cup flour and 1/4 cup water to the bowl.
- Cover and let sit at room temperature overnight.
- On the third day, add 1/2 cup flour and 1/4 cup water to the bowl. Cover and let sit at room temperature overnight.
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To make the dough:
- In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast and sugar in the warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
- Break the starter into small pieces and add it to the yeast mixture.
- Stir in 4 cups of flour and the salt. Stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
- When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.
- Sprinkle a little flour over the dough and then cover it with a dry cloth.
- Let it raise until double in size.
- Put the dough back onto a lightly floured work surface and punch out the air. Divide the dough in half and knead each piece for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Shape each piece into a tight oval loaf.
- Sprinkle two sheet pans with corn meal. Roll and stretch two loaf until they are 15x12 inch ovals. Dust the tops of the loaves with flour. Cover with a dry cloth and let raise in a warm place until doubled in size.
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes. Mist with water 3 times in the first 15 minutes.
- Loaves are done when their bottoms sound hollow when tapped.
- Let cool on wire racks before serving.
- tip: its a good idea to dust a bit of flour or corn meal on the baking tray ;).
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i'm just a simple stay home mommy who loves to bake and cook. i so happen to some make side income with my passion of baking and some other stuff...so i guess i'm a home based business person? i don't know, i just do this for fun!