Can I make the dough without yeast?

Yes you can. Check out our section How to make gozleme dough with and without yeast to find the recipe we use as well as steps to follow.

Can I bake it in the oven?

Unfortunately these flatbreads aren’t meant to be baked in the oven. Traditionally they are cooked on a saj or griddle – a large thin iron plate. Using a non-stick pan is the closest piece of equipment to it.

We wouldn’t recommend freezing gozleme. The filling will soften the dough once thawed and it will lose a ton of flavor. This dish is best served fresh and warm.

Turkish Gozleme Recipe

Name: Turkish Gozleme Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 3 cup all purpose flour (more to use when rolling out); 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon instant yeast; 1 cup warm water (1-2 tablespoons more might be needed); 4 cup baby spinach leaves or chopped spinach; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 1 cup crumbled feta; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon black pepper; 1 tablespoon olive oil (more to brush cooked gozlemes)

Turkish Gozleme Recipe

Spinach and cheese filled gozleme served in a stack on a white plate and a half of a cherry tomato on the side.

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Turkish gozleme filled with spinach and feta cheese.

Author: Zerrin & Yusuf
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Yield: 6
Category: Lunch
Method: Cooking
Cuisine: Turkish

Ingredients

Gozleme dough:

3 cup all purpose flour (more to use when rolling out)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon instant yeast
1 cup warm water (1-2 tablespoons more might be needed)

Filling:

4 cup baby spinach leaves or chopped spinach
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 cup crumbled feta
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil (more to brush cooked gozlemes)

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Instructions

Combine flour, salt and yeast in a mixing bowl.
Pour warm water over it and mix with your hand or in a stand mixer until everything holds together. This might take 5-10 minutes.
Wet the bottom of the bowl and the surface of the dough with your wet hand. Cover the bowl with kitchen towel or a plastic wrap. Let it rest for 40 min. until it doubles in size.
Dust the counter with a little flour and transfer the dough onto this surface. Deflate the dough, knead it for 1-2 minutes and make a log. Cut it into 6 pieces, shape each into balls. Cover them with a damp kitchen towel to prevent them from drying.
To make the filling, combine everything in the list in a bowl.
Grab a dough ball, sprinkle flour all over it. Roll it out thin. Sprinkle little flour as needed when you feel it gets sticky when rolling out. Try to give it a circular shape, but it doesn’t have to look perfect.
Put about 3 tablespoons of filling on the half of the rolled out dough. Fold the empty half on the filling and seal the edge by firmly pressing on it with your finger tips.
Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat. Transfer the gozleme into hot pan. Cook both sides for 3-4 minutes each.
Put a paper kitchen towel on a large plate and transfer the cooked gozleme on it. Brush it with olive oil and cover with a clean kitchen towel so that the cooked gozlemes keep warm until you finish the remaining dough and filling.
Repeat the same steps for the remaining dough and filling.
Optionally cut each in triangles and serve immediately.

Notes

To make the dough without yeast: First, combine the ingredients. Combine 3 cups flour, 1 teaspoon salt, ¼ cup oil, and ¾ cup water. Mix the ingredients together until a dough ball forms. Second, allow the dough to rest. Place the dough in a slightly wet bowl and allow it to rest for roughly 15-20 minutes. This will help the gluten strands relax and make it easier to roll out.
When rolling out a dough ball, make sure you cover the rest of with kitchen towel to prevent them from drying.
After transfering each cooked gözleme onto a plate, brush it with some olive oil and then slightly cover with a kitchen towel to prevent it from getting too crispy.

Nutrition

Serving Size:
Calories: 329
Sugar: 2.1 g
Sodium: 830.5 mg
Fat: 8.4 g
Carbohydrates: 51.7 g
Protein: 11.2 g
Cholesterol: 22.3 mg

Find it online: https://www.giverecipe.com/homemade-gozleme/