Fluffy Pogaca (Peasant Buns) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    For dough
    1/4 cup milk, WARMED
    1 tablespoon sugar
    1 tablespoon instant yeast
    4 cups flour
    1/2 cup vegetable oil
    1 teaspoon salt
    3/4 cup mineral water
    For filling
    1/2 bunch parsley
    1 1/2 cups feta cheese
    For topping
    1 egg yolk, beaten
    2 tablespoons poppy seeds
Preparation
    Mix sugar and yeast with milk.
    Combine flour, oil, salt, and mineral water in large bowl.
    Add milk mixture and mix well. You can add a little more flour or mineral water if either of them is not enough. You should have a pliable and nonsticky dough.
    Cover with moist cloth and let rest for 45 minute.
    Chop the parsley and mix it with cheese.
    PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees F or 180 degrees Celsius.
    Take a small piece of dough and flatten with your hands.
    Put a teaspoon of cheese mixture on it , close up folding the edges upwards like a bundle, and repeat with remaining dough.
    Place a parchment paper on a baking sheet and place the pogacas on it.
    The FOLDED side of pogacas should be at the bottom to have a ball shape.
    Coat each with egg yolk and a sprinkle of poppy seeds.
    Bake about 30 minutes, or until they get golden.

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