Name: Lahmacun
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 150 min
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 31/2 cups milk; 1 teaspoon sugar (granulated); 1 tablespoon active dry yeast; 5 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (for oiling the bowl); 1 pound ground beef; 1 medium yellow bell pepper (roughly chopped); 1 medium green bell pepper (roughly chopped); 2 large tomatoes (roughly chopped); 1 large onion (roughly chopped); 4 cloves garlic; 1 tablespoon paprika; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon pepper; 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1 teaspoon cumin (ground); 1 handful parsley

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Make the dough: Whisk the milk, sugar and yeast together and allow the mixture to froth up. Add the flour and salt to the bowl of your mixer. Use the dough hook on low speed to give everything a quick mix. Pour in the yeast mixture in, and mix on low until a loose ball begins to form. Increase the speed and knead until the dough is soft and elastic. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and let rise until doubled in size.

Make the meat mixture: Add everything but the meat to your food processor and pulse until everything is pureed. Pour the mixture over your ground meat and combine everything using either a spoon or your hands.

Assemble the lahmacun: Preheat the oven to 550F degrees, or as high as your oven will go. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Punch the dough down and divide it into 8 equal pieces. Roll out until around 12&quot; in diameter and 2mm thick. Place the dough onto the prepared baking sheets. Spread 1/8 of the meat mixture evenly over the dough leaving about a 1/2&quot; border around the edges. Transfer the baking sheet to the oven and bake for 5-7 minutes or until the edges brown. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

Garnish and Serve: Serve warm drizzled with a bit of lemon juice. If preferred, garnish with shredded lettuce, tomatoes, parsley and feta cheese.

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