Although most Turks will opt for a pillowy square of pide bread to accompany this soup of yogurt, barley, and dried mint, buttery-crisp velibah stuffed with feta and potato is a go-to for editor Oset Babür's family, who hails from Ossetia, a state in the South Caucasus.
4 cups water
1 tablespoon plus 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, divided, plus more to taste
1 small russet potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces (about 1 1/4 cups)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup finely chopped yellow onion
1 ½ ounces feta cheese, crumbled into small pieces (about ⅓ cup)
¼ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
6 cups lower-sodium chicken broth
1 cup uncooked pearl barley (about 7 ounces)
1 cup drained and rinsed canned chickpeas
32 ounce plain whole-milk yogurt (about 3½ cups)
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 large egg yolks
2 cups cold water
Kosher salt, to taste
Dried mint leaves and black Urfa biber (Urfa pepper), for garnish
1 ¼ cups whole milk, warmed
¼ cup warm water
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
1 (1/4-ounce) envelope active dry yeast
4 cups all-purpose flour (about 17 ounces), divided, plus more for work surface
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 3 pieces, divided
¾ teaspoon flaky sea salt, divided
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