Pastry With Cracklings from Konya

Pastry With Cracklings holds an important place in Konya's food culture. Its history dates back to ancient times and its production method specific to the geographic region requires mastery skills.

Konya Pastry With Cracklings is a pastry made of a soft dough prepared with pastry wheat flour, milk, fresh yeast, and white sugar. The filling is made of cartilage (roasted tail fat), onion, tomato, green pepper, parsley, black pepper, and red pepper. The filling is placed inside the dough, which is then baked in the oven, resulting in an oval-shaped pastry.

Konya Pastry With Cracklings holds an important place in Konya's food culture. Its history dates back to ancient times and its production method specific to the geographic region requires mastery skills. For this reason, Konya Pastry With Cracklings is closely associated with its geographic boundaries and renowned for its unique regional production method.

Ingredients

For the Dough:

1 cup of warm milk

20 grams of fresh yeast

1 cup of flour

Half a glass of yoghurt

Half a glass of oil

1 tablespoon of sugar

1 egg white

Flour

Salt

For the Stuffing:

1 cup of cracklings (roasted tail fat)

1 large-sized onion

2 tomatoes

2 green peppers

Parsley

Red Pepper Flakes

Black pepper

Recipe

The skins of the tomatoes are peeled for the filling of the Pastry. Onion, pepper, tomato, and parsley are finely chopped. Cracklings and spices are added and mixed. In a mixing bowl, warm milk, fresh yeast, sugar, and a small amount of flour are added and mixed. After waiting for 10 minutes for the yeast to activate, the other ingredients except for the flour are added. It is kneaded by adding flour until a soft and slightly sticky dough is obtained and left to rise for 20 minutes. Oval-shaped balls are made from the risen dough, similar in size to the filling, and the prepared filling is placed on top of the balls. The edges of the dough are joined together to form a thin, elongated shape without disturbing the oval shape. They are brushed with egg and baked in a preheated oven at 200°C. Konya Pastry With Cracklings is served after being cooked.