I first tried gözleme on my trip to Cappadocia. We ordered two types of gözleme: a savory spinach and a sweet nutella and banana. It was love ever since. Just like börek, gözleme can be filled with any number of your favorite ingredients. Google wants trick you into thinking that Turkish gözleme is only served savory, but fortunately for us who are living (or visiting) Turkey, this really isn't the case! It's so versatile.
The gözleme I decided to experiment with replicates the sweet nutella-banana variety I enjoyed so much in Cappadocia. This recipe is very easy with only 3 main ingredients (excluding your choice of filling) and virtually fool-proof.
Ingredients
Batter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 egg
1 - 1 1/4 cups milk
Filling
nutella
2 bananas
Batter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 egg
1 - 1 1/4 cups milk
Filling
nutella
2 bananas
Directions
1. Whisk together flour, egg and milk together til smooth. (Note: I still had lumps, but you want as few lumps as possible. Using a food processor or blender might be better for fewer lumps.)
2. Heat a nonstick saucepan and pour in just enough batter to thinly coat base of pan.
3. Cook for 1 min, then ease a palette knife underneath, turn over and cook for an additional ½ min.
4. Remove crepe-like gözleme and spread in your filling. I enjoyed mine with nutella and 1/2 sliced banana.
5. Fold pancakes into quarters and put them into pan to warm the nutella (or chosen filling) thoroughly.
Makes four gözleme. Serve immediately!
1. Whisk together flour, egg and milk together til smooth. (Note: I still had lumps, but you want as few lumps as possible. Using a food processor or blender might be better for fewer lumps.)
2. Heat a nonstick saucepan and pour in just enough batter to thinly coat base of pan.
3. Cook for 1 min, then ease a palette knife underneath, turn over and cook for an additional ½ min.
4. Remove crepe-like gözleme and spread in your filling. I enjoyed mine with nutella and 1/2 sliced banana.
5. Fold pancakes into quarters and put them into pan to warm the nutella (or chosen filling) thoroughly.
Makes four gözleme. Serve immediately!