Miroloto (Vegetable Bread)

Ingredients

• 1 kg maize flour
• 250 g butter
• 30 g salt
• 30 g baking powder
• 2.5 cups water
• 250 g of dark green cabbage leaves (finely chopped)
• 250 g of chard (finely chopped)
• 1 medium onion (finely chopped)

Directions

Mix the flour, salt and baking powder. Form a hollow in the centre and toss in diced butter. Gradually pour in the water and stir thoroughly into the butter. Add the other ingredients and mix into a dough. Place the dough into a greased saucepan and cook over moderate heat for 40 minutes.

This is a typical dish of the Black Sea region but unfortunately it’s not known well in the other regions of Turkey.