Pide
pide
A boat-shaped stuffed bread — cheese, egg, or mince — thicker than lahmacun, not a pizza either.
Recipe by I Want Some Food · Reviewed by the editorial kitchen. Native name preserved: pide.
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- Prep
- 25 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Total
- 1 hr 55 min
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Spice
- No chilli
- Cost
- Cheap nightUnder $8 USD · indicative, not a store price
About
Pide is a yeasted oval, edges folded, filled with cheese or kıyma (mince) or an egg cracked on at the end. The crust should blister. Supermarket 'Turkish pizza' is a marketing line we will not repeat without wincing.
Ingredients
- Wheat flour400 g
- Yeast6 g
- Water240 ml
- Yoghurt (optional)30 ml
- Melting cheese, kaşar or a mild melt250 g
- Egg (optional)1 large
- Butter20 g
- Salt4.9 ml
Scaling multiplies the written quantities. Baking still prefers a scale.
Steps
Step 1
Knead dough, rise 1 hour. Stretch ovals, pile cheese, fold the rims. Optional egg in the middle for the last 5 minutes.
70 minStep 2
Bake at 240°C 12–15 minutes. Brush with butter.
15 min
Adapt this recipe
The canonical recipe stays intact. Personal versions are labelled. Serving changes are maths, not AI.
Adaptations · 0 / 15 used. Resets 24 August.
Substitutions
Kaşar → Mozzarella plus a salty cheese
A stand-in melt.
Tips
- Sucuk and cheese is a shop filling.
- Kıymalı pide uses the lahmacun paste, thicker.
History & culture
Pide shops, especially in the Black Sea and winter. Also a home tray.
Black Sea and Anatolian oven breads. The boat is the photograph.
Traditional
Provenance: Editorial adaptation. Original editorial adaptation for I Want Some Food. Not copied from another recipe site. Official recipe photography is pending. Photograph: Maksym Kozlenko via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2019-07-27%20Turkish%20pide%20with%20cheese%20at%20Istanbul%20restaurant.jpg
Questions about this recipe
Answers taken from this dish's times, amounts, swaps and tips — not a chatbot.
How long does Pide take?
1 hr 55 min all in — 25 min prep, 15 min cook, 1 hr 15 min rest. That is the time on this recipe, not a guess.
How many does it serve?
The recipe is written for 4 boats. Scale the ingredient list on the page if you are cooking for a different number.
How hard is it?
Medium.
How spicy is it?
No chilli.
What allergens should I watch?
This recipe is labelled for Wheat, Milk. Labels are informational — check the packets in your kitchen. This is not medical advice.
Does it fit a diet?
The published recipe is labelled Vegetarian.
What does it cost to cook?
Cheap night — about Under $8 USD, as a grocery budget for this recipe, not a restaurant price.
What equipment do I need?
Mixing bowl, Oven, Baking tray.
How much salt do I put in?
The recipe lists Salt at 1 tsp.
What can I use instead?
Kaşar → Mozzarella plus a salty cheese. A stand-in melt.
Any tips from this recipe?
Sucuk and cheese is a shop filling. Kıymalı pide uses the lahmacun paste, thicker.
Can I use an air fryer?
This method is not written for an air fryer. The core technique on the page still applies.
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