Lamb and cheese pide

Cath Muscat

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Ingredients

Spiced lamb

1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for brushing

1 large onion, finely chopped

3 garlic cloves, crushed

850g lamb mince

3 tsp Arabic seven spice or baharat

2 tsp ground cumin

Salt and cracked black pepper, for seasoning

2 tbsp lemon juice

1 tbsp tomato paste

1 large tomato, finely chopped

1 cup grated mozzarella

100g crumbled feta

Dried chilli flakes, for serving

Coriander leaves, for serving

Lemon wedges, for serving

Greek yoghurt, for serving

Pide

2½ cups plain flour, plus extra for dusting

1 tsp sea salt flakes

7g sachet dried yeast

1 tsp caster sugar

1 egg, beaten

¼ cup olive oil, plus extra for brushing

⅔ cup warm water

Method

To make pide, sift flour into a bowl. Stir in salt, yeast and sugar. Make a well in centre. Add egg, oil and water. Stir with a wooden spoon to form a dough. Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Knead for 10 minutes until smooth, elastic and no longer sticky.
Put dough in a lightly oiled bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and leave in a warm place to prove for 2 hours or until doubled in size.
Meanwhile, to make spiced lamb, heat oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic, then cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
Tear mince into small pieces and add to pan. Add seven spice and cumin. Season well. Cook, stirring and breaking up mince, for 8-10 minutes, until brown but not dry. Add juice, tomato paste and tomato and cook, stirring, for a further 3 minutes. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 220°C. Punch down dough using your fist. Transfer from bowl to a lightly floured surface and knead briefly until just smooth. Cut into 4 even pieces. On a floured surface, roll out 1 piece at a time to form 35cm x 18cm oval shapes.
Dust a large oven tray with flour. Place 2 dough pieces on tray. Divide mince into 4. Spread 1 portion onto 1 dough piece, leaving a 3cm border. Sprinkle over ¼ of each of the mozzarella and feta. Fold dough over sides and ends of mince, then twist and pinch ends
Brush dough with oil. Repeat with other dough piece. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden. Repeat with remaining dough pieces and mince. Sprinkle pides with chilli flakes and coriander leaves and serve with lemon wedges and yoghurt.