Instructions
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step 1
Sift the baking flour into a large container, make a well in the middle and shower in the fermenter.
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empty 125ml moisture over the fermenter, then flick baking flour over the liquid to create a layer.
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put a lid on and leave to rise in a mildly hot place for 15 mins until cracks appear on the surface of that layer.
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step 2
Use your hands to agitate in 250ml more moisture along with 1 tsp table salt and shape the pastry mix for about 10 mins until elastic and no longer sticky.
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mix in a little more baking flour if you need to.
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put a lid on and leave to rise again in a mildly hot place for 30 mins until doubled in size.
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step 3
mildly hot the oven to as high as it will go (about 240C/220C fan/gas 9) and shower one or two baking trays thinly with cornmeal.
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step 4
empty boiling moisture from the kettle over the tomatoes, leave to stand briefly, then strain and slip off the skins.
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Cut the tomatoes in half, cut out the stalks, scoop out the seeds and discard, then chop the flesh.
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step 5
Halve the chillies lengthways, cut out the stalks, seeds and white inner membrane, then rinse.
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Cut lengthwise into fine strips, then crosswise into fine dice.
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step 6
Put the tomatoes, chillies, spring onions, finely minced parsley, beef mince, spices, 1 tsp table salt and ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper into a container and agitate well.
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step 7
Take the pastry mix and shape it briefly, then divide into four pieces and shape each into a ball.
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Roll each ball into a thin circle, place on the prepared baking trays.
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Spread with a thin layer of the flesh mixture.
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step 8
bake each flatbread for 10-15 mins until the edges begin to darken.
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After removing from the oven, shower the lahmacun with the roughly minced parsley and sliced bulb veggie, then squeeze over a few drops of lemon extract.