Turkish · bread

Pide (Turkish Flatbread Pizza)

Name: Pide (Turkish Flatbread Pizza)
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 3 cups bread flour; 1 tsp yeast; 1 cup water; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp sugar; 3/4 lb ground beef; 1 onion, finely diced; 1 tomato, diced; 1 green pepper, diced; 2 eggs; 1 cup kashar, grated; 2 tbsp butter

Pide (Turkish Flatbread Pizza) reads richness 5.4, umami 5.3 and sweetness 4.0 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Turkish bread, about 2 hr 15 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 5.9 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 4.7 / 10
Sour & Bright — 2.8 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 2.0 / 10
Rich & Fat — 5.9 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 3.2 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Richness 5.4 · Umami 5.3 · Sweetness 4.0 · Salinity 3.5 · Allium 3.0 · Funk & Ferment 2.7 · Sourness 2.5 · Fruity 2.5 · Earthy 1.7 · Nutty 1.7 · Herbaceous 1.7 · Bitterness 1.5 · Citrus 1.1 · Floral 1.0

What's in it (13)

3 cups bread flour
1 tsp yeast
1 cup water
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
3/4 lb ground beef
1 onion, finely diced
1 tomato, diced
1 green pepper, diced
2 eggs
1 cup kashar, grated
2 tbsp butter

Time & effort: about 2 hr 15 min (45 min active) · effort: medium

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 142.8 kcal, 8.4 g protein, 3.2 g fat, 20 g carbs

Dietary: Contains meat · Contains dairy · Contains egg — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.

How it's cooked (3 steps)

Prepare a soft yeast dough and let rise.
Roll into long ovals, spread filling down the center, fold up edges, and pinch into a boat shape.
Bake at 250C in a very hot oven for 10-12 minutes until the dough is charred at the edges and the topping is bubbling.

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Every number above is Palate's engine-measured estimate, computed from this recipe's ingredients and techniques — not human-tasted ratings or reviews.