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Hevra, baked with traditional methods in stone tandoor ovens across Beşiri villages, is a very filling local bread scented with mahleb and butter.
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One of the oldest pastries of Southeastern Anatolia and especially the Batman cuisine, Hevra is still authentically baked in tandoor ovens within the Beşiri lands. Thanks to melted butter and mahleb added inside, this bread stays fresh for a long time and can be found hot in district bakeries. See the Map section for location identification.
Ingredients
- Dissolve the yeast in warm milk; add flour, mahleb, melted butter, and salt to knead a soft dough.
- Leave the dough to ferment in a warm environment for about 1 hour.
- Take large pieces from the fermented dough, shape into thick round discs, and pattern the top with a fork or special molds.
- Brush with egg yolk, sprinkle with sesame seeds, and bake in a traditional tandoor or high-heat oven until golden brown.
Preparation
- Ilık süt içinde mayayı eritin; un, mahlep, eritilmiş tereyağı ve tuz ekleyerek yumuşak bir hamur yoğurun.
- Hamuru sıcak bir ortamda yaklaşık 1 saat mayalanmaya bırakın.
- Mayalanan hamurdan büyük parçalar koparıp yuvarlak kalın diskler haline getirin, üzerini çatal veya özel kalıplarla şekillendirin.
- Yumurta sarısı sürüp susam serptikten sonra geleneksel tandırda veya yüksek ısılı fırında kızarana kadar pişirin.
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