Plain Milk Buns

Name: Plain Milk Buns (Sade Poğoça)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Yield: Serves 4 (8 buns)
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 1 small handful black and golden sesame seeds; 60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) olive oil; 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten; 1 teaspoon caster (superfine) sugar; 120 ml (4 fl oz/½ cup) lukewarm milk; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz/3⅓ cups) strong flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 125 ml (4 fl oz/½ cup) lukewarm water; 20 g (¾ oz) fresh yeast or 1½ teaspoons dried

Sade Poğoça

Preparation info

Serves
4
(8 buns)

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
3 hr

Appears in

Istanbul Cult Recipes

By Pomme Larmoyer

Published 2015

About

These little sweet buns (pronounced ‘po-otcha’) are eaten at breakfast and even lunchtime, or at the four o’clock tea break. They are even better when served hot.

Ingredients

Dough

20 g (¾ oz) fresh yeast or 1½ teaspoons dried

Asia
Turkey
Lunch
Mediterranean
Istanbul
Bread
Breakfast
Vegetarian

Method

In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water and leave to stand for a few minutes. Mix together the flour, salt and sugar in a large bowl, then add the yeast mixture, milk and olive oil. Continue mixing until a sticky dough forms. Turn out onto a lightly floured work surface, and knead for a few minutes until smooth and elastic Shape into a ball, and transfer to a clean bowl. Cover