Variations

This Traditional Turkish Flatbread is easily adaptable and just like Pizza, you can make it with various fillings and can make a round shape too if you like! Popular variations include: Cheese Pide This is a good Vegetarian option. Simply add Kesar Cheese or any Cheese of your choice. Even a sprinkling of Feta Cheese is lovely. Add some Garlic and Veg too if you like such as Green Peppers, Red Onion and Tomatoes or just top with an Egg. Sucuk  With Turkish Sausage and Vegetables. You could add Pepperoni or even Doner meat. Spinach and Cheese Spinach and Turkish Cheese (Tulum).

tips and tricks for making turkish pide

Floured Work Surface and Tray  Make and assemble the pide on a lined tray. Lightly dust both the work surface and tray with semolina to stop the dough from sticking. Lamb Mince You can use Beef or even Chicken Mince instead. Just make sure it has a good percentage of fat so that it doesn’t dry out.

How to store Turkish Pide

Before Baking You can make the dough and keep it in the fridge over night if you are pressed for time.  Take the dough out from the fridge at least 1 hour prior to making the pide. Let the dough come to room temperature. Then stretch, shape, top with your favorite toppings and bake your pizza. How to store Pide in the Fridge The baked Pide lasts in the fridge for up to 3 days. How to store Homemade Pide in the Freezer  The frozen or baked Pide can be frozen for up to 3 month as long as it is well wrapped and in a sealed container that keeps out moisture. How to reheat You can then bake in the oven at 150 C/gas Mark 2 for around 10 – 15 minutes before serving.

FAQs, Tips and Tricks

What does Pide mean?

Pide means Turkish flatbread. It is usually a boat shape/oval flatbread shape. The flatbread cooked with various toppings makes Turkish pizza.

What is Homemade Turkish Pide made of?

Turkish Pide is made with a flatbread/pizza dough  that can include a variety of toppings such as ground lamb, beef, red peppers, tomatoes, onions.  What is the difference between Pizza and Pide? The most obvious difference in the shape. It is also traditionally basted with melted butter when it comes out of the oven.  How do you eat Turkish Pide? You can eat Turkish Pide as it is whilst it is warm and you can also dip it into a poached/fried egg (if baked with an egg on top) or with a dip. How to make Pide with Egg If using an egg, take out at 12 minutes, add the egg carefully and put back into the oven. Please try this version too because..OMG. Can I double the recipe for Pide? This dough recipe yields 4 pides.  You can of course double the recipe or use the same amount of dough to make 2 larger pides.  How to pronounce Pide? Pide is pronounced pee-day. What is the best Cheese to use for Pide? Turkish kasar is traditionally used on top of Pide. You can also use Mozarella or Cheddar like I do. You can also use Tulum or Feta. What goes in a Pide filling? The most well known and popular toppings include: Spinach and Turkish Cheese (Tulum) Turkish cheese (Kesar) and pastrami Turkish cheese (Kesar) and Turkish spicy sauage (sucuk). Sometimes Pide is topped with an egg (my fave version)! What is the difference between Pide and Lahmachun? A Lachmachun is a thinner round pizza that can be rolled up before being eaten. Should the filling be cooked before adding to the Pide? This is down to personal preference.  If topping with uncooked Meat, becauss the meat is blended so fine, it does not need to be cooked beforehand. You will need to make sure that you remove most of the water from the meat (strain over a colander) before adding to the pide. If adding cooked meat, make sure it has cooled a little first.