Banitza - Baked Cheese Pastry |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Banitza is one of the most popular and typical Bulgarian dishes, more of a breakfast or snack thing than a main course. There are many shapes and varieties of banitza - with cheese, spinach or butternut squash, but the cheese one is the most common and famous one. Ingredients:
10-12 sheets filo pastry (it is difficult to roll the sheets in the correct thickness, so i suggest you buy the ready made ones from your supermarket) |
500 gr white cheese (you can use feta although it is not quite the same as the bulgarian white brined cheese - you can buy this cheese online) |
1/2 pack butter (melted) |
3-4 eggs |
250 ml soda water |
pinch of salt |
Directions:
1. Oil a medium size deep oven dish, cover bottom with a sheet of filo pastry, sprinkle melted butter, sprinkle crumbled white cheese, and continue layering filo pastry with butter and cheese. Finish with a layer of filo pastry and butter. In a separate dish beat the eggs, add salt, and soda water. Pour slowly over the dish with the banitza and let it soak in. Cook in a preheated oven (180-200 C) for about 40 minutes or until the banitza has risen slightly and has nicely browned on top. Leave to cool for about 30 minutes and serve. I like it with greek yoghurt on the side.
2. If you wish you can add sauteed spinach when layering the banitza.
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