Turkish meat pizza (lahmacun) recipe

Recipe for turkish meat pizza (lahmacun) in our easy ethnic recipes collection.

Recipe ingredients

• Dough:
  • 1/2 envelope, 1 teaspoon, active dry yeast
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 5 cups flour
  • 4 tablespoons butter at room temperature
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon salt
• Topping:
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 8 ounces ground lamb
  • 1 handful fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1 egg yolk, separated, the white can be thrown away (*)
  • 1 tablespoon butter, melted

(*) To separate an egg, carefully crack it over a small bowl without breaking the yolk. Pour the yolk from one eggshell half to the other, dropping a little bit of the white into the bowl each time. When only the yolk remains, pour it into a separate dish.

How to make turkish meat pizza (lahmacun)

• In a small bowl, combine yeast and sugar with milk. Allow to sit for 10 minutes.
• Pour flour into a large bowl and create a well in center. Pour yeast mixture into well, and add butter and eggs. Stir to combine, and then turn dough out onto a clean floured surface. Use your hands to knead mixture for about 10 minutes, or until a soft dough mixture. Put in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with a damp towel. Set aside and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 450 F. Divide dough into golf ball-sized pieces. On a floured cookie sheet, use your hands to flatten each piece into a circle about 1/4-inch thick.
• In a medium skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and saute for 5 minutes. Add meat and cook for 5 minutes more, stirring often. Mix in parsley.
• Spread a layer of topping about 1/8-inch thick in the middle of each piece of dough. Along the outside edge of each pizza, fold o inch of dough toward center to create a border of crust.
• Leave pizzas in a warm place to rise for another 30 minutes. Use a pastry brush to coat outer crusts with egg yolk, discard egg white. Bake for 5 to 10 minutes, or until golden brown.
• When cooked, brush lightly with melted butter and stack in a covered saucepan for 5 minutes before serving. This step is to soften the pastry. If you want a crisp crust, serve straight from the oven.

Preparation time: 2 hours (**)
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Serves 6

(**) If you are short on time, try using frozen bread dough instead of making your own.

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