Kiymali Pide; Turkish Flat Bread with Ground Meat and Vegetables

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1. 1Step 1: Preheat the oven to 180 C/ 350 F.
2. 2Step 2: Stir in the dried yeast and sugar in a small bowl and pour in ½ cup warm water. Dissolve the yeast in water, mixing with your fingers. Set aside for the yeast mixture to get frothy for 5 minutes.
3. 3Step 3: Combine the flour and salt in a large bowl.
4. 4Step 4: Make a well in the middle and pour in 2 tbsp. olive oil and the yeast mixture.
5. 5Step 5: Pour in the remaining ½ warm water to the flour mixture. Using your hands, draw in the flour from the sides and work the mixture into a dough.
6. 6Step 6: Knead for 3 -5 minutes, until you reach a soft, smooth dough. The dough gets sticky as you knead, so pour the remaining 1 tbsp. olive oil and stir in additional 2 tbsp. flour to help shape into a soft dough.
7. 7Step 7: Place the dough in large bowl and cover with a cling film. Leave it in a warm place for 1 hour; it will be doubled in size.
8. 8Step 8: In the meantime, prepare your filling. Heat 15ml/1tbsp. olive oil in a wide heavy pan and stir in the onions and peppers.
9. 9Step 9: Sauté the onions and peppers for 2-3 minutes over medium heat, until they start to soften. Stir in the tomatoes and sauté for another 2 minutes. Pour in the lemon juice and season with salt and ground black pepper. Turn the heat off.
10. 10Step 10: Place the ground meat in a bowl and combine the cooked vegetables with the ground meat, mix well. The topping is ready.
11. 11Step 11: Once the dough is risen, place the dough on a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough for a minute then divide the dough into two pieces and roll into two balls.
12. 12Step 12: On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough balls into 2 oval shapes of 20 cm x 40 cm (about 8”x16”), with ½ cm (0.2”) thickness.
13. 13Step 13: Line a large baking tray with baking paper and place the 2 oval flat bread dough on the tray.
14. 14Step 14: Spread the filling evenly over the 2 flat breads, leaving 2 cm at the edges as a border with no filling (it is easier to spread the filling while the oval flat bread is in the tray).
15. 15Step 15: Fold in the sides to act as border to keep the filling intact. Squeeze the oval dough at each end to make it pointy.
16. 16Step 16: Beat an egg in a small bowl and mix it with 1 tbsp. olive oil. Brush the edges of dough with this mixture.
17. 17Step 17: Bake for 25 - 30 minutes, until the pides are golden brown and crispy at the edges.
18. 18Step 18: Once cool, cut into slices and serve.