Turkish Puff Bread

Pide

Preparation info
  • Makes

    8

    Breads
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Planet Barbecue

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2010

  • About

Pide belongs to an extended family of Middle and Near East flatbreads cooked on the grill or in a wood-burning oven and served with grilled meats. No Turkish barbecue would be complete without these soft, puffy, wood oven-cooked pillows of dough, and while technically the cooking process is closer to baking than grilling, a grill top pizza stone produces excellent pide. The dough is easy to make, but allow yourself enough time for both the sponge—a sort of dough starter that a