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Mekici

Name: Mekici
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: North Macedonia
Ingredients: 400g All-purpose flour; 200g Plain yogurt; 5g Dry yeast; 1 Egg; 1 tsp Sugar; 1 tsp Salt; 100ml Water; To taste Oil for frying; To taste Feta Cheese

Snack

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 8

Difficulty ⭐

Yogurt dough fried until puffy — North Macedonia's breakfast fry bread.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Mekici are fried breads eaten for breakfast or as a snack in North Macedonia: dough made with yogurt and yeast is stretched by hand and fried. They're eaten savory with white cheese and yogurt or sweet with jam or powdered sugar — a classic for family weekend mornings.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a Sunday morning in a North Macedonian home, irregular fresh fried breads are piled in a basket beside small dishes of white cheese and jam.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 8)

All-purpose flour 400g
Plain yogurt 200g
Dry yeast 5g
Egg 1
Sugar 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Water 100ml
Oil for frying To taste
Feta Cheese To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mix the flour, yeast, sugar, and salt, then add the yogurt, egg, and lukewarm water to make a soft dough.
Let rise 1 hour.
With oiled hands, pinch off small pieces and stretch them flat.
Fry in 170°C oil until golden on both sides.
Serve with feta or jam.

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