Soft & Fluffy Pide Bread in Minutes 🥖 | Foolproof Turkish Recipe

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1. Sitting in a Turkish restaurant by the sea eating a fantastic bread. Found you recipe so I can recapture some of the Turkish magic when we get home to England

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2. Mmm, looks delicious and elegant 🙂

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3. Ultra-Soft, Foolproof Pide Bread

   Ingredients (4 loaves):

   3 cups all-purpose flour
   1 tsp sugar
   1 tsp salt
   2 tsp instant dry yeast
   1 tbsp olive oil or melted butter
   ½ cup warm milk + ½ cup warm water (milk adds softness, water helps yeast)
   1 tbsp yogurt (helps tenderness)
   1 egg (for brushing, optional)
   Sesame or nigella seeds (optional)

   Instructions

   Activate yeast:
   Mix warm milk, water, sugar, and yeast. Let sit 5–10 minutes until frothy.

   Make the dough:
   Mix flour and salt. Add yeast mixture, olive oil, and yogurt.
   Knead 10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
   Cover and let rise 1–1.5 hours until doubled.

   Shape loaves:
   Preheat oven to 425°F.
   Divide dough into 4, roll into oval shapes 1–1.5 cm thick.
   Press center indentation with fingers for traditional look.

   Optional brushing:
   Brush with beaten egg, sprinkle seeds.

   Bake:
   Bake 12–15 minutes until golden. (Ours were golden at 10 minutes )

   Optional: brush warm loaves with melted butter for extra soft crust.

   Pro Tips for Maximum Softness:
   Use yogurt + milk: tenderizes and keeps bread fluffy.
   Don’t over-knead after adding yeast mixture; just until smooth.
   Don’t overbake; remove when golden, not dark brown.
   Beat Results cover baked loaves with a clean towel for a few minutes to trap steam. It makes the interior pillow-soft.

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