Puffy Balloon Bread Recipe - Balon Lavaş
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Puffy Balloon Bread Recipe - Balon Lavaş
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This delicious and famous Turkish balloon bread is really quick and easy to make. Serve with butter and dips and make a memorable tear-and-share event for friends and family.
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Ingredients
- 325 grams plain (all purpose) flour
- 60 millilitres thick natural yoghurt
- 125 millilitres water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon nigella seeds (optional )
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Instructions
- First of all, add your flour to your mixing bowl and make a well in the middle.
- Mix your water and yoghurt together and add this to the centre of the well along with the salt.
- Start to bring the dough mixture together with a spoon until you get some small clumps.
- Now use your hand to start to bring the dough together. Keep going until you have scooped up all the crumbly bits around the bottom of your bowl.
- When you have a dough ball, place it onto a clean surface and knead for a few minutes until you have a moist, slightly sticky dough.
- Wrap the balloon bread dough in plastic and place in the fridge for a minimum of 20 minutes to rest.
- Meanwhile, preheat your oven to the hottest setting with your baking sheet inside.
- Remove your dough ball from the fridge and divide into 4 equal pieces.
- Place one of the pieces of dough on a lightly floured surface and pat it down into a circular or rectangual shape.
- Dust the dough with a little flour and use your rolling pin to roll it thinly - until it is roughly 3 millimetres thick.
- Place your dough onto your greaseproof paper and sprinkle with nigella seeds (çörek otu) if using.
- Now remove your hot baking sheet from the oven and transfer your paper and dough to the sheet.
- Place in the bottom of your hot oven immediately.
- Watch your dough as it starts to puff and balloon.
- Once it begins to colour on top, it is cooked.
- Remove your balloon bread from the oven and serve immediately with butter and dips.
Notes
- As with all of our recipes, the calorie count for our balloon bread is approximate and meant as a rough guide, only.
- Calories are based on the dough being divided into 4 breads for 1 balloon bread per person.
- Our standard recipe makes around 4 individual balloon breads. Our oven is small which is why we make them this way. Feel free to make one large puffy balloon bread if you have the oven space.
- It is very important that you knead your dough for a few minutes and also have a very hot oven. If you oven isn't hot enough, your balloon bread will remain a flatbread. Still nice, but not the effect you were looking for.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
305kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
63g
(21%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0.5g
(3%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
2mg
(1%)
Sodium
592mg
(25%)
Potassium
111mg
(3%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
15IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
32mg
(3%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 305 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 305kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 63g | 21% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.5g | 3% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 592mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 111mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 15IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 32mg | 3% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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