greek peinirli - specialty bread

How To Make greek peinirli - specialty bread

• 1

  Warm the milk to make it slightly tepid and put in a mixing bowl, now add the honey and dissolve it, then add the yeast and dissolve it.
• 2

  Mix the 2 types of flour together and then add 200g of this mixture to the milk and mix well.
• 3

  Cover the bowl with cling film and leave in a warm place for 30 minutes, to activate the yeast and rise.
• 4

  Put the remaining flour in a large bowl and add the salt and melted butter.
• 5

  Beat the egg in a little tepid water and add to the mixture.
• 6

  Add the flour and yeast mixture to this mixture and knead well, adding some tepid water to make a non-sticky pliable dough.
• 7

  Cover the bowl with cling film and leave in a warm place for approximately 1 hour until it has doubled in size.
• 8

  Divide the dough into 8 equal balls and roll each ball out flat and give them an oval shape.
• 9

  Spread the grated cheese lengthwise in the centre of each one. You can sprinkle a few leaves of oregano on top if you wish.
• 10

  If you are using ham and bacon, put the slice of ham at the bottom, the cheese on top of it and the slice of bacon on top of that.
• 11

  Looking at the dough with the oval-shape horizontal in front of you, take the top left and bottom right corners and fold them in a little bit toward the center.
• 12

  Then take the top right and bottom left corners and do the same.
• 13

  Pinch the two ends of the oval together so that you get the boat-like shape.
• 14

  Cut the 150g butter into 8 equal pieces and place in the center of each.
• 15

  Sprinkle a shallow oven dish with some flour, place the 8 peinirli on it and leave in a warm place for 30 minutes.
• 16

  Then put them in a pre-heated oven at 250 degrees Celsius for 20-30 minutes, until they are golden brown, and serve warm.
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