Kulaç Soda Bread

Ingredients

• 450g Flour
• 500g Greek Yogurt
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• Splash Olive Oil

Directions

1. Step 1: 1
2. Step 2: Prepare
3. Step 3: On a large baking tray or a clean work surface, mix together the dry ingredients - flour, baking soda and salt.
4. Step 4: 2
5. Step 5: Make a well in the middle and add the yogurt. Using your hands slowly combined the ingredients together to start to form a dough.
6. Step 6: 3
7. Step 7: Kneed the dough on a floured surface, adding extra flour if you find the texture too sticky. The dough is ready when it is of a pizza dough texture and still very slightly sticky, this should only take a few minutes.
8. Step 8: 4
9. Step 9: On a baking tray add a little oil and put the dough on top. Shape and flatten the dough into a circle shape ensuring the height of the dough is about 5cm.
10. Step 10: 5
11. Step 11: Cover the dough with a little bit of olive oil, ensure it is fully covered.
12. Step 12: 6
13. Step 13: You can bake the Kulaç as it is or you can create patterns which also helps with even cooking. The most common patterns are using the back of a fork to slightly press down to create line dents all over or spiking the dough with the fork.
14. Step 14: 7
15. Step 15: Baking
16. Step 16: Place on the bottom shelf of a pre heated oven. Bake for 40 minutes or until the dough is golden and firm to touch.
17. Step 17: 8
18. Step 18: Cooling
19. Step 19: Once removed from the oven, stand upright or place on a cooling rack to allow the Kulaç to cool.
20. Step 20: 9
21. Step 21: Serving
22. Step 22: Cut the Kulaç the way you would a cake into 8 slices. If you are serving warm you may want to snap and pull apart the bread with your hands instead.