Pide — Turkish KaşAr Cheese Boats with Red Pepper

Ingredients

• 2 cups bread flour
• 1 tsp instant yeast
• ¾ tsp salt
• ⅔ cup warm water
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 8 oz KaşAr Cheese, grated or diced
• 1 Red Pepper, finely diced
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp melted butter
• 1 tsp Aleppo pepper
• Handful parsley, chopped

Method

1. Make a soft dough from the flour, yeast, salt, water, and oil; knead 6 minutes and let it double, about 1 hour. Heat the oven with a baking steel inside to 500°F (260°C).
2. Divide the dough in two and roll each into a long oval about 12 inches by 5. Leave the outer inch bare.
3. Scatter the KaşAr Cheese and Red Pepper down the middle with the Aleppo pepper. Fold the long sides in over the edge of the filling and pinch the two ends together hard to make pointed tips — pinch badly and the boat sinks.
4. Bake 8 minutes, then crack an egg into the center of each and return for 4–5 minutes, until the white is set and the crust is deeply blistered.
5. Brush the rim with melted butter, scatter parsley, and cut across into thick fingers so everyone gets some egg.