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About
It is a traditional pastry known for its unique scent, baked with stone oven fire in the villages and bakeries of the Merkez district.
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Cuisine
Hevra, one of the most authentic bread derivatives of Southeastern cuisine, is indispensable for breakfasts especially in the Merkez district, the heart of Batman province. Prepared with rich aromatic ingredients like mahleb, fennel, and sesame seeds, the dough is baked slowly over a wood fire in stone ovens. Thanks to its hard crust and soft interior texture, it can be stored for a long time without getting stale. You can visit the Harita section to see the locations of traditional bakeries.
Ingredients
- 1 kg of flour
- 1 pack of fresh yeast
- 2 tablespoons of mahleb
- 1 tablespoon of anise or fennel
- 1 cup of melted butter
- Sesame and nigella seeds (for top)
Preparation
- Dissolve yeast in warm water; add flour, mahleb, fennel, melted butter, and salt to knead a firm dough.
- Leave the dough to ferment in a warm environment for about 1 hour.
- Shape large balls from the fermented dough into round, thick disks.
- Make holes on it with a fork, brush with water or egg yolk, and sprinkle with sesame and nigella seeds.
- Bake in a preheated stone oven or high-heat home ovens until well browned on top.
Practical notes before you go
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