Somun ekmek (Turkish loaf bread)

Turkish loaf bread (Somun Ekmek) sold by every bakery in Turkey. Somun Ekmek has a wonderful sweet mild yeast aroma, perfect crust and a spring back texture.

This recipe makes 2 loafs

Ingredients
(cup measurement 250ml)

10g dried yeast
1 Teaspoon salt
400ml warm water (1 and 3/4 cup of water)
600g flour (3 and less then half cup of flour)

Bake for 25-30 minutes at 230℃ in the oven with fan

Malzemeler
(bardak örcüsü 250ml )

10g kuru maya
1 tatlı kaşığı tuz
400ml ılık su (1 ve yarim su bardaktan biraz fazla su)
600g un (3 ve yarımdan biraz az su bardak un)

230℃ de fanli fırında yaklaşık 25-30 dakika

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[jessicakiran]

So excited to try this recipe! I can’t find this Turkish bread where I live! Thanks for sharing 🥰

[TrainerDude]

I could have subsisted solely on ekmek when i was in Turkey many years ago!

[charlottecrawford]

Can you make this with sourdough starter

[SoupCannot]

Great tutorial, beautiful crust. Came looking for a recipe that would recreate the mild flavoured, pillowy white bread that was all over Turkey. Now I just need a bistro table with some delicious yogurt and cheese, and a view of the Mediterranean. 😉

Is Somun Ekmek always made with such a fast rise? Would it be non-traditional to use a preferment such as a poolish, or less yeast for a longer rise? Thanks again.

[hiratchaudhary]

Can i use wheat flour. I am from India (punjab)

[yvonneboreham]

love this bread so easy to make Question can I use this as a pizza base?

[maryjocarter]

Hi! Do you use bread flour or all purpose flour? Gluten content varies.

[CITRADELAROSA]

salam... i have tried your recipe... but why did my bread so hard on top not crunchy?

[leighamarie]

Ii must of done something wrong, my dough was so sticky