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Tzatziki Fluid Gel with Homemade Pita Bread

March 19, 2019Cole Whitney
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Gellan LT100GreekIntermediateSauce
This recipe distills the essence of the bold and bright flavors of tzatziki sauce into a smooth fluid gel. Elevate your plating with a sauce that won’t weep or break in this Modern Greek classic.

Ingredients

  • 400g (1 medium) Cucumber, English Cucumber
  • 300g (10 oz) Whole Milk Yogurt
  • 30g (1 oz) Lemon Juice
  • 30g (2 tbsp) Mint
  • 30g (2 tbsp) Dill
  • 1.25g (¼ tsp) Salt
  • 1g (¾ tsp) Gellan Gum LT100

Equipment

  • Blender
  • Small Heavy Bottom Pot
  • Super Bag, 100 Micron
  • Spatula

Timing

Active Time: 35 Minutes Total Time: 2 Hours 35 Minutes

Yield

2 ½ Cups

  • Blend and Strain

    In a blender place the cucumber, mint, dill, and lemon juice. Blend on low until roughly chopped, once at this state increase the speed until it is pureed. Strain the juice through a 100 micron superbag. Reserve 300g (1 ¼ cup) of juice for the recipe.

  • Dry Mix

    Dry mix the salt and Gellan gum LT100.

  • Combine and Heat

    Pour the juice into a clean blender and begin blending on low before sprinkling in the salt and Gellan gum LT100. Once blended pour the liquid into a small heavy bottom pot and bring the mixture to a boil. Remove from heat once the mixture comes to a full boil.

  • Add Yogurt

    Place the yogurt in the blender and begin blending on low. Slowly pour in the Cucumber liquid. If any of the cucumber liquid has gelled simply use a rubber spatula to scrape it into the blender. Blend on medium speed for 1 minute or until smooth.

 
  • Cool and Serve

    Place the liquid in a container and cool for 2 hours or until it has cooled before serving.

 

Equipment

  • Stand up Mixer
  • Baking Tray
  • Non Stick Baking Mat or Parchment Paper

Ingredients

  • 240g (1 ½ Cup + 2 Tbsp) All Purpose Flour
  • 3g (1 Tsp) Instant Dry Yeast
  • 2g (½ Tsp) Sugar
  • 3.75g (¾ tsp) Salt
  • 13.5g (1 Tbsp) Vegetable Oil
  • 175 ml. (¾ Cup) Warm Water

Timing

Active Time: 20 Minutes Total Time: 1 Hour

Yield

4 Large or 8 Small

Homemade Pita Bread

  • Mix Dough

    Preheat oven to 500°F. Combine all ingredients and mix to form a dough. By hand, on a lightly floured surface, knead the dough until smooth.

  • Proof Dough

    Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl, covered until it nearly doubles in size and is quite puffy.

  • Roll Dough

    Place the dough onto a lightly oiled work surface and divide into 4 pieces. Roll into 6” circles and allow to rest, on a baking sheet, greased or on a non-stick baking mat for 15 minutes.

  • Bake and Serve

    Place the baking tray on the lowest place in your oven and bake for 5 minutes, or until puffed up. Move to a higher rack and bake for additional 5 minutes or until golden brown on the top. Remove from oven and serve.

 

Summary
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Recipe Name
Tzatziki Fluid Gel
Author Name
Modernist Pantry
Published On
2019-03-19
Preparation Time
0H35M
Total Time
2H35M
Average Rating
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Comments (3)

Alice Ai

October 6, 2019 11:46 am

The fluid gel looks very broken in the photo. Please check the edge of the sauce. The hot liquid that was mixed into the yogurt broke it.

Janie Wang

October 7, 2019 11:23 am

That one was probably sitting out for a while for photography purposes.

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