Turkish Pogaças

December 27, 2014

Pogaças pronounced pwa-cha are savory Turkish pastries made with feta and blue cheese. They are a close cousin to the Middle Eastern cheese fatayer, or the Greek tiropita. The dough is similar in consistency to that of a biscuit dough. It uses no eggs, and has a nice elasticity that makes it incredibly easy to work with. There is no sticky factor to this dough at all!!

2 egg yolks + 1 Tbs. water.
5 cups of flour
200 grams of butter softened
1 cup canola oil
1 cup plain yogurt
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. nigella seeds for sprinkling *
*you can substitute poppy seeds for nigella seeds, or also toasted sesame seeds
Filling:
¾ cup crumbled feta cheese
2 Tbs. chopped parsley

Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine all filling ingredients in a bowl and set aside In a small bowl, beat egg yolks with 1 Tbs. of water. Set aside. You will use this to brush the pogacas before baking. Place...
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Nutritions

Calories
791

Sodium
857mg
35% DV

Fat
46g
71% DV

Protein
13g
27% DV

Carbs
63g
21% DV

Fiber
3g
13% DV