Lahmacun Turkish Flatbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 ounce active dry yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons tomato paste
3 ounces ground lamb
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 plum tomato, grated
1 small onion, grated

Preparation

Combine yeast, sugar and 3/4 cup boiled water in a bowl, let sit until foamy, about 5-7 minutes.
Combine flour and salt separately, fold in the yeast mixture, and knead until soft, smooth dough ball forms. Cover the dough in a bowl with plastic wrap and let it rise for about an hour.
Punch down dough, divide into 4 portions, and form them into a ball. Transfer dough balls to a floured baking sheet. Cover with a damp tea towel and let rest for another 45 minutes, or refrigerate until needed.
In a large bowl, combine oil and tomato paste with the Baharat blend packet. Add in lamb, garlic, tomato, onion, and season with salt (optional).
Preheat oven to 475\u00b0, use a pizza stone in bottom third of oven.
Roll out each dough ball fairly thin, into a 10\" disk. Transfer dough to a parchment paper, spoon about 4 tablespoons of topping onto dough, spread evenly with your fingers.
Bake until the crust is golden brown and topping is cooked, between 6-10 minutes, depending on the thickness of your crust and topping layer. Repeat with remaining dough and toppings.