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Gozleme (Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Paratha)

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​Watch this video to learn the secret of how to prepare Gozleme, a traditional Turkish flat bread cooked with mushy combination of cheese and spinach stuffing.This filling recipe is ideal for lunch, especially when you are our at work and want to keep something healthy and filling in your kid's lunchbox.

  •   (4 cups) plain flour

  •  teaspoon salt

  •   warm water

  •   (1/2 cup) olive oil

  •  250g feta, finely grated

  •  Silverbeet leaf finely chopped

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  • ( 6 cups (1 bunch) finely shredded silverbeet leaves)

  • Sift flour and salt into a bowl. Make a well in the centre. Add water and 2 tablespoons of oil. Mix until a dough comes together. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 10 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Cover and set aside overnight to rest.

  • Step 2

    Divide the dough into 6 equal portions. Roll out 1 portion on a lightly floured surface to a  rectangle.

  • Step 3

    Combine feta  silverbeet in a bowl. Top one half of the dough with one-sixth of the feta mixture, l Fold in half to enclose the filling. Use a rolling pin to seal the edges. Repeat with remaining dough and feta mixture.

  • Step 4

    Preheat a barbecue flat plate on medium-low. Drizzle over a little remaining oil. Cook 2-3 gözleme, drizzling over a little remaining oil, for 5 minutes each side or until golden. Repeat, in 2 more batches, with the remaining gözleme and oil. Cut into slices.

 

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