Uzbek Onion Puff Pastry Flatbreads

Delicious, aromatic, creamy and onion-flavored flatbreads! Katlama is a national Uzbek dish, which is puff pastry with creamy and onion flavor. Katlama is also called steamed meatloaf and is a dish of Tatar, Bashkir and Uzbek cuisine. But letʼs dwell in detail on katlam — fragrant puff pastries with onions. These flatbreads can be served as an independent dish; they are very tasty fresh, just cooked, or with soup and hot dishes instead of bread.
cook time: 30 min
Zoe Kendrick
Uzbek Onion Puff Pastry Flatbreads

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

236
Calories
6g
Fat
35g
Carbs
6g
Protein

Ingredients (12 portions)

Basic:

Salt 1.5 tsp
Wheat flour 700 g
Butter 100 g
Water (warm) 350 ml
Bulb onions 2 pc

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
Letʼs prepare the ingredients for the flatbreads. The ingredients needed to make flatbreads are simple, and you can always find them in the house.

Step 2

Step 2
Pour warm water into a bowl, add salt. Stir until the salt is completely dissolved.

Step 3

Step 3
Add sifted wheat flour. Add flour in parts, stirring each time to make the dough elastic, dense, but not too tight. You may need a little more or less flour, since different manufacturers have different quality and density of flour.

Step 4

Step 4
Roll the dough into a ball, place in a bowl and leave to rest on the counter for 20 minutes.

Step 5

Step 5
Meanwhile, prepare the onions. You can use one large onion or two small ones, and if desired, increase the amount of filling. Peel the onions. Chop the onion finely with a knife so that large pieces of onion do not tear the dough.

Step 6

Step 6
Divide the rested dough into six parts. Roll each into a layer no more than 0.2 centimeters thick. Brush the dough with melted butter.

Step 7

Step 7
Sprinkle chopped onions on top.

Step 8

Step 8
First, roll the dough and filling into a roll. And then we roll the roll in the shape of a snail. To make the cakes flaky, the pieces need to be wrapped in cling film and put in the refrigerator for a couple of hours so that the butter hardens. If there is no time to cool the cakes for such a long time, then they can be placed in the freezer for 20 minutes.

Step 9

Step 9
Then we roll out the “snails” with onions into thin flat cakes. Grease a frying pan with butter and heat it up.

Step 10

Step 10
Fry the flatbreads in a dry frying pan for 3-4 minutes on each side until lightly browned.

Step 11

Step 11
We place them on parchment (so that they do not get damp from the plate) and immediately grease them with melted butter. These cakes will be softer and have a distinct creamy taste. We serve the flatbreads to the table. Bon appetit!

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