Karataş kıddesi (sesame spiral flatbread)

Method

1. Mix the flour, lukewarm water and fresh yeast in a bowl.

2. In another bowl mix the dough's share of sunflower oil, sesame, nigella seeds, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Add it to the first mixture along with the margarine and salt and knead.

3. Rest the dough until it has risen.

   40 min

4. In a separate bowl mix the sunflower oil, sesame, nigella seeds, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg set aside for brushing.

5. Take pieces of dough and roll them by hand into cylinders about 15 cm long. Flatten slightly, press a lengthwise groove with your fingers, put about 10 g of the prepared mixture in it, pinch the edges shut and coil it up like a snail shell.

6. Brush the shaped dough with the remaining mixture and let it rest. Then press with your fingers to widen each piece to about 15 cm across and 1 cm thick, with thin edges.

   15 min

7. Arrange on a tray and bake at 150-160 °C in the oven or a tandır. After baking, let cool for 15 minutes.

   30 min