Turkish cornbread (Mısır ekmeği)
A special cornbread from the Black Sea region of Turkey. This bread is made there in a cast iron pan. It differs from American cornbreads in terms of taste. Spices, including cumin, peppers, sometimes chili, yogurt, parsley, green onions or chives, and feta-type cheese are used in this bread.
Preparation time: 60 min
Level: average
Quantity: for four
Ingredients:
10 tablespoons olive oil
220 g cornmeal
160 g of wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons of cumin
1 teaspoon paprika powder
1 tablespoon sugar
240 ml of milk
180 g Greek or Turkish yogurt
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon lemon juice
7-8 green onion stalks chopped
140 g of feta cheese, crumbled
1 handful of chopped parsley
salt and black pepper for seasoning
Preparation:
1. Mix corn and wheat flour and baking powder, sugar, add oil, eggs, yogurt, and milk, mix
2. Roast the cumin in a dry pan and then grind finely and add to the dough with the paprika powder
3. Add lemon juice, crushed feta cheese, chopped green onions, and chopped parsley. Season with black pepper and salt
4. Carefully mix into the dough so that the feta cheese remains in pieces and does not homogenize
5. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C, grease the cast iron pan with oil, and pour the dough into the pan.
6. Bake until the cornbread starts to brown
7. Allow to cool slightly to serve. The bread tasted good with fresh butter
Done !!!
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