Ohhh, Turkish bread 🤍🥖 — soft, fluffy inside with a lightly crisp crust. The most famous version is Turkish pide, often served warm with meals or used for sandwiches.
Here’s a traditional homemade Turkish pide bread recipe that’s easy and authentic.
Turkish Bread (Pide)
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2¼ tsp (1 packet) instant yeast
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1½ tsp salt
- 1¼ cups warm milk or water
- 3 tbsp olive oil
Topping
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tbsp yogurt or milk
- Sesame seeds or nigella seeds (çörek otu)
Instructions
- Make the dough
- In a bowl, mix flour, yeast, sugar, and salt.
- Add warm milk/water and olive oil.
- Knead 8–10 minutes until soft and elastic.
- First rise
- Cover and let rise 1 hour, until doubled.
- Shape
- Divide dough into 2 balls.
- Flatten each into an oval.
- Press a diamond pattern on top with your fingers.
- Second rise
- Let shaped dough rest 15–20 minutes.
- Top
- Mix egg yolk and yogurt.
- Brush generously over dough.
- Sprinkle seeds on top.
- Bake
- Preheat oven to 425°F / 220°C.
- Bake 12–15 minutes until golden and puffed.
- Finish
- Cover with a clean towel for 5 minutes to keep soft.
How it’s traditionally eaten
- With kebabs, stews, soups
- For sandwiches
- Torn and dipped into olive oil, yogurt, or hummus
Pro Tips
- Yogurt in the topping gives the signature shine
- High heat = puffier bread
- Don’t overbake — pide should stay soft
If you want, I can also share:
- No-knead Turkish bread
- Pan-cooked Turkish flatbread (bazlama)
- Stuffed pide (cheese or meat)
Just tell me 😊
