Bulgarian Breakfast Flatbread Mekitsa
Mekitsi are traditional Bulgarian fried breakfast flatbreads, similar in taste to savoury doughnuts. They are commonly served sprinkled with glazing sugar, honey, jam or feta cheese. These flatbreads are often called Street Mekitsi, because they are popular street food in Bulgaria.
Ingredients
- 4.5 cups plain flour
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon dry yeast
- 2.5 cups lukewarm water
- 200 ml cooking oil
Instructions
- Mix the dry products in a large bowl. Pour the lukewarm water and whisk until you have a wet, thin and sticky dough. Cover the bowl with oiled plastic wrap and leave the dough to rise in the fridge overnight. The dough will increase in volume approximately three times by the morning. It will be covered with bubbles but will remain thin and sticky in texture.
- Heat cooking oil in a large pan to a high temperature. Pour cooking oil into a small bowl. Dip your fingers in the oil and take a small ball of dough. Pull the sticky dough with your fingers to make a see-through round piece. Place the shaped dough in the hot oil and deep fry it to a golden colour on both sides. You will make roughly 10-12 flatbreads with the dough.
- Serve these breakfast flatbreads while still warm. Garnished them with honey, jam or feta.