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Yağlı ballı (griddle-cooked buttered sugar flatbread)

Whole recipeFrom: T.C. Osmaniye Valiliği İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü (Gül İnce), Osmaniye Yemekleri (2017)

Ingredients

  • 1,000 gWheat flour
  • 6.1 gSalt
  • 250 gButter
  • 507 gSugar
  • 184 gSunflower oil

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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 flour51%
  2. Sugar26%
  3. Butter13%
  4. Sunflower oil9%
  5. Salt 0%

Ingredients by weight, heaviest at the bottom.

Method

  1. Mix the flour and salt, add water and knead; the dough should be of medium firmness.

  2. Divide the dough into small pieces and shape each into a ball. Sprinkle flour so the dough does not stick, then roll out the sheets.

  3. Grease each sheet with the oil, then add the butter and sugar.

  4. Fold in from the edges to make a square. Cook it on a griddle (sac), turning constantly.

Where this recipe comes from

From a published work: quantities come from T.C. Osmaniye Valiliği İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü (Gül İnce), Osmaniye Yemekleri (2017); the method is written in our own words.

Last changed: November 1, 2026

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