Pide (pronounced pee-day), is the Turkish word for flat bread, and the same dough that is used to make the flat bread is used to make Turkish Pizza. To make a Turkish Pizza pide dough is topped with various ingredients, such as meats or vegetables and then the sides of the dough are pulled up around the filling to form an oval shape and baked in a very hot oven.
I’ve often had Turkish pizza at Mecca Bah restaurant, topped with Roast Pumpkin, Chili and Feta and it’s delicious. So I was inspired to try my hand at making one at home. While it’s not a quick and easy dish that you can make for dinner after work, I think the results are worth the effort and nothing beats the smell of freshly baked bread wafting throughout the house.
I didn’t have Mecca Bah’s recipe, but I remembered the components and flavours so tried to create something similar. I found a recipe for Turkish Pide Dough and I roasted the pumpkin with allspice and cinnamon to provide that mildly sweet spiced flavour that I recalled in Mecca Bah’s version. Then I topped the dough with thinly sliced onion, chili, feta and the roasted pumpkin and baked it on pizza stones. The end result was delicious and surprisingly similar to the one I’d had at Mecca Bah. Not bad for my first attempt, if I do say so myself.
Have you had Turkish Pizza before? What is your favourite topping?
Pumpkin, Feta, Chili & Onion Turkish Pide
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon dried yeast 2 x 7g sachets
- pinch of caster sugar
- 375 ml warm water
- 480 g strong bread flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 60 ml extra-virgin olive oil
TOPPING
- 800 g of butternut pumpkin peeled and cut into cubes
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- 2 teaspoons of allspice
- 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
- 300 g of feta crumbled
- 1 small red chili sliced
- 1 onion peeled and finely sliced
- 100 g of rocket leaves
Instructions
- To make the pide dough, add the yeast and sugar to a bowl and pour in 125 ml of the warm water and stir to dissolve. Set aside in a warm place for about 10 minutes until frothy.
- Add 90g of the flour into the yeast mixture and mix with your fingers to make a sloppy paste. Sprinkle with a little more flour, then cover with a tea towel and set aside in a warm place for 30 minutes to form a ‘sponge’.
- In a large bowl add the remaining flour and the salt and make a well in the center. Add the sponge, olive oil and remaining water. Using your fingers, mix to form a sloppy dough. The dough will be very sticky, so don't panic.
- Transfer the dough to an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook and knead on a low speed for 10–15 minutes until very smooth and springy.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled bowl, then cover with a damp tea towel and leave to rest at room temperature for 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in size.
- Divide the dough in two and form into rounds and leave, covered, to rest for 30 minutes.
- Take the dough and place on a lightly floured work surface. Using the heels of your hands press and flatten each piece of dough out to an oval shape. Place onto baking paper and set aside ready for the pizza topping.
- To make the topping Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 Fahrenheit) and place the pumpkin into a roasting dish and coat with the olive oil, allspice and cinnamon and toss to combine. Roast for 15 to 20 minutes, until the pumpkin is soft but not too golden. Set aside to cool slightly.
- Turn your oven up as high as it will go and preheat 2 pizza stones.
- Add the sliced onion, chili, pumpkin and feta to the middle of the pizza dough, in an oval shape. Pull up the sides of the dough and pinch together to form an oval shape with the center of the pizza open.
- Remove the pizza stones from the oven and slide the baking paper with the pizza on top onto the pizza stone. Put the pizza stone back into the oven and bake the pizza for 20 minutes, or until golden. The time will vary depending on the maximum temperature setting of your oven, so keep an eye on it.
- Remove from the oven and top with fresh rocket leaves to serve.
Karen says
My Turkish friend has made me lamb pide before and its great, but I love your creative filling. I never got the recipe from him so glad I have yours now 🙂
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delicieux says
Pides really are lovely and so much better than pizza in my opinion, and much healthier too due to the reduced amount of cheese. :)Thank you so much for your lovely comments, as always Karen. 😀
Mary says
This sounds like a delicious pie. It is just different enough to be really interesting. I'm relatively new to your blog and don't often comment, but I wanted you to know how much I like the food and recipes you share with your readers. I really enjoy my visits here. I hope you have a wonderful day. Blessings…Mary
delicieux says
Thank you so much for your lovely comments Mary, it means so much to know you enjoy your time here 🙂 You've made my day actually 😀
delicieux says
Thanks Amee! 😀
Soma says
We adore Turkish food and this looks gorgeous! I have never had a butternut squash topping before.
muppy says
I made it and it was sooooo good! i posted about it today 🙂
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delicieux says
I'm SO glad you enjoyed it Muppy!! It's always great to know other people try my recipes and even better enjoyed them! Thanks for letting me know. 😀
amee says
wow! i cannot wait to try this! and the details on your photos! I can see the veins of the rocket lettuce! amazing!
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Stephanie says
I've never had Turkish pizza but this looks great! I love the combo of flavors you used and it sounds a lot healthier than regular pizza too.
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delicieux says
Thank you so much Stephanie 😀 Definitely a lot healthier than normal pizza as it wasn't topped with copious amounts of cheese. It was a refreshing change. The base was delicious too, my boyfriend couldn't get enough of it.
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Kevin (Closet Cooking) says
That is a tasty sounding pizza!
delicieux says
Thanks Kevin. It was delicious. Definitely one I will make again 🙂
Sonia says
I never have had turkish pizza ever. This is NEW to me. It looks just awesome. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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Sprinkled With Flour says
I love all the flavors in this! It sounds so hearty and filling…and very delicious too:) Beautiful photos:)
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delicieux says
Thank you so much for you lovely comments. 🙂
Ellie says
I love the topping of your pide. So refreshing.
Not Quite Nigella says
Oooh this looks just like the ones that you buy! Turkish pizza actually Turkish food is such a favourite of mine! 🙂
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delicieux says
Turkish food is a favourite of mine too. 😀
delicieux says
Hi Trudy. 🙂 Mecca Bah is well worth a visit (although I have to admit I probably haven't been in 6 months), there are some lovely vegetarian dishes on the menu. My favourites being the roast pumpkin pizza and the sweet potato falafel. The carrot salad is lovely too. I am sure you will enjoy your visit. By the way, they do yummy cocktails too!
Iron Chef Shellie says
wow how gorgeous!!! I love how vibrant your photos are too! Pide has been something I've been meaning to try for a while now. x
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Iron Chef Shellie says
wow how gorgeous!!! I love how vibrant your photos are too! Pide has been something I've been meaning to try for a while now. x
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Iron Chef Shellie says
wow how gorgeous!!! I love how vibrant your photos are too! Pide has been something I've been meaning to try for a while now. x
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Iron Chef Shellie says
wow how gorgeous!!! I love how vibrant your photos are too! Pide has been something I've been meaning to try for a while now. x
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Iron Chef Shellie says
wow how gorgeous!!! I love how vibrant your photos are too! Pide has been something I've been meaning to try for a while now. x
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Iron Chef Shellie says
wow how gorgeous!!! I love how vibrant your photos are too! Pide has been something I've been meaning to try for a while now. x
My recent post Cooking the Books Thai Street Food by David Thompson
Iron Chef Shellie says
wow how gorgeous!!! I love how vibrant your photos are too! Pide has been something I've been meaning to try for a while now. x
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Iron Chef Shellie says
wow how gorgeous!!! I love how vibrant your photos are too! Pide has been something I've been meaning to try for a while now. x
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Kulsum says
we had so many quick lunches in Turkey with pide- always delicious. Specially while shopping when you want a quick thing to eat this pizza were so warming! Love your vegetarian version
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Trudy~Veggie num num says
Holy cow! This looks so very good indeed, just the kind of thing we love to cook up on the weekend! I've never been to Mecca Bah but taking a little peek now I think we may have to visit and try this recipe at home very soon!! Thanks for sharing!!
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Trudy~Veggie num num says
Holy cow! This looks so very good indeed, just the kind of thing we love to cook up on the weekend! I've never been to Mecca Bah but taking a little peek now I think we may have to visit and try this recipe at home very soon!! Thanks for sharing!!
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Trudy~Veggie num num says
Holy cow! This looks so very good indeed, just the kind of thing we love to cook up on the weekend! I've never been to Mecca Bah but taking a little peek now I think we may have to visit and try this recipe at home very soon!! Thanks for sharing!!
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Trudy~Veggie num num says
Holy cow! This looks so very good indeed, just the kind of thing we love to cook up on the weekend! I've never been to Mecca Bah but taking a little peek now I think we may have to visit and try this recipe at home very soon!! Thanks for sharing!!
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Trudy~Veggie num num says
Holy cow! This looks so very good indeed, just the kind of thing we love to cook up on the weekend! I've never been to Mecca Bah but taking a little peek now I think we may have to visit and try this recipe at home very soon!! Thanks for sharing!!
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Trudy~Veggie num num says
Holy cow! This looks so very good indeed, just the kind of thing we love to cook up on the weekend! I've never been to Mecca Bah but taking a little peek now I think we may have to visit and try this recipe at home very soon!! Thanks for sharing!!
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Trudy~Veggie num num says
Holy cow! This looks so very good indeed, just the kind of thing we love to cook up on the weekend! I've never been to Mecca Bah but taking a little peek now I think we may have to visit and try this recipe at home very soon!! Thanks for sharing!!
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Trudy~Veggie num num says
Holy cow! This looks so very good indeed, just the kind of thing we love to cook up on the weekend! I've never been to Mecca Bah but taking a little peek now I think we may have to visit and try this recipe at home very soon!! Thanks for sharing!!
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Trudy~Veggie num num says
Holy cow! This looks so very good indeed, just the kind of thing we love to cook up on the weekend! I've never been to Mecca Bah but taking a little peek now I think we may have to visit and try this recipe at home very soon!! Thanks for sharing!!
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Trudy~Veggie num num says
Holy cow! This looks so very good indeed, just the kind of thing we love to cook up on the weekend! I've never been to Mecca Bah but taking a little peek now I think we may have to visit and try this recipe at home very soon!! Thanks for sharing!!
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Trudy~Veggie num num says
Holy cow! This looks so very good indeed, just the kind of thing we love to cook up on the weekend! I've never been to Mecca Bah but taking a little peek now I think we may have to visit and try this recipe at home very soon!! Thanks for sharing!!
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@fitterthanchoc says
Yum!! I like how you made everything from scratch, and how this is healthier than the usual pizza 🙂 I would never have thought of including pumpkin in my pizza. What a great idea!
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Iron Chef Shellie says
wow how gorgeous!!! I love how vibrant your photos are too! Pide has been something I've been meaning to try for a while now. x
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muppy says
Yum! I’m so going to try this, I was just wondering the other day how Turkish bread is made.