How to make
In a large bowl, sift the flour with the salt. Make a well and pour the sugar, yeast and olive oil. Knead a soft and elastic dough by pouring in a little of the water and mixing with a spoon. If the dough is too sticky, add some flour. Put the finished dough in a bowl and cover it. Let it rise for about 300-40 min or until it has doubled in volume.
While the dough is rising, prepare the fillings.
Pour the minced meat into a bowl. Clean the onion and garlic separately and finely chop them in a blender. Add the parsley, the cleaned peppers and grind again with the blender.
Heat the olive oil in a pan and fry the vegetables and minced meat. Add all the spices and mix. Cook for about 10 min or until the mince changes color.
Crumble the cheese and grate the cheese. Mix them up.
Cut the risen dough into 12 equal balls. Take one of the balls and roll it into a thin ellipse on a floured surface. Pat it out of the excess flour and transfer it to a tray lined with baking paper.
Spread the tomato puree lightly with olive oil. Add minced meat or cheese from the filling, keeping the edges of the ellipse empty. Turn the empty edges of the ellipse inward toward the filling. Pinch the edges of the ellipse so that it forms something like a boat, while keeping the filling inside.
Form all the pides with the fillings of your choice. You can sprinkle sumac on them.
Bake in a preheated oven at 390°F (200°C) for about 15-20 minutes or until golden.
Shortly before they are ready, put a raw egg on the pides if you like and bake until done. Finally, sprinkle the pide with finely chopped spring onions.
The pide with minced meat and cheese are very tasty!
