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Kayseri katmer flatbread

Serves 15Official

Ingredients

  • 800 gWheat flour
  • 44 gSalt
  • 600 gWater
  • 250 gMargarine
  • 50 gButter
  • 75 gTahini

Grams are the real measure. Glasses and spoons are approximate and vary by ingredient. 1 Turkish glass is 200 ml.

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Cross-section

  1. Wheat flour44%
  2. Water33%
  3. Margarine14%
  4. Tahini 4%
  5. Butter 3%
  6. Salt 2%

Ingredients by weight, heaviest at the bottom.

Method

  1. Knead the flour, salt and water into a soft dough, divide it in three and let it rest.

    20 min

  2. Roll each piece out into a very thin, wide sheet.

  3. Mix the margarine, butter and tahini, then spread it over the sheets.

  4. Fold the edges of each sheet toward the middle and open them again, roll into a coil, wind it into a rose and rest it in the cold.

    20 min

  5. Cut each rose into five to get 15 pieces and roll each out round without extra flour.

  6. Cook on a griddle, turning, until both sides have brown spots.

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Last changed: November 1, 2026

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