Twisted cheese pie (banitsa) – recipe
INGREDIENTS:
DIRECTIONS:
Warm the milk to body temperature. Separate about half of it and put in a bowl. Add sugar, yeast and 2 tablespoons of flour and stir.
Let the mixture rise well for about 10 minutes.
Add the rest of the milk and the oil.
Add the vinegar.
Add the salt.
Start mixing the dough by adding flour. I used a kitchen robot with a dough mixer attachment and added 1 by 1 the pre-sifted flour to the mixture. But this procedure can easily be done by hand.
Stop adding flour when a medium soft dough is obtained.
Cover the dough with a cloth and let it double its volume. It usually takes at least 40 minutes, up to about 1 hour, depending on the room temperature.
Take the dough out of the bowl and divide it into 3 approximately equal balls.
Start preparing the filling mixture. Break the eggs and separate one egg yolk for brushing the pastry. Crumble the cheese, shred the yellow cheese and stir. If you want add dried spices such as savory, oregano, etc.
Roll each ball in a rectangle form and smear a thin layer of the cheese mixture. Put the layers one on top of the other.
Make a roll up and start twisting it by pulling the roll. It should get thinner and at least 2-3 times longer.
You should obtain a twisted roll of approximately the same thickness along the whole length so that it can be roasted evenly.
Grease the pan and put the roll into it.
Leave the dough for another 20 minutes until it fills the baking pan. Dilute the separated egg yolk with 1 tbsp. of water and 1 tbsp. of oil. Apply it with a brush on a thin layer on top of the pastry.
Bake for about 20 minutes in a preheated oven at about 190 degrees.
Served with aryan, boza or anything else you enjoy.
If I can do it, so can you!
Bon appetit!
Ingredients
Directions
Warm the milk to body temperature. Separate about half of it and put in a bowl. Add sugar, yeast and 2 tablespoons of flour and stir.
Let the mixture rise well for about 10 minutes.
Add the rest of the milk and the oil.
Add the vinegar.
Add the salt.
Start mixing the dough by adding flour. I used a kitchen robot with a dough mixer attachment and added 1 by 1 the pre-sifted flour to the mixture. But this procedure can easily be done by hand.
Stop adding flour when a medium soft dough is obtained.
Cover the dough with a cloth and let it double its volume. It usually takes at least 40 minutes, up to about 1 hour, depending on the room temperature.
Take the dough out of the bowl and divide it into 3 approximately equal balls.
Start preparing the filling mixture. Break the eggs and separate one egg yolk for brushing the pastry. Crumble the cheese, shred the yellow cheese and stir. If you want add dried spices such as savory, oregano, etc.
Roll each ball in a rectangle form and smear a thin layer of the cheese mixture. Put the layers one on top of the other.
Make a roll up and start twisting it by pulling the roll. It should get thinner and at least 2-3 times longer.
You should obtain a twisted roll of approximately the same thickness along the whole length so that it can be roasted evenly.
Grease the pan and put the roll into it.
Leave the dough for another 20 minutes until it fills the baking pan. Dilute the separated egg yolk with 1 tbsp. of water and 1 tbsp. of oil. Apply it with a brush on a thin layer on top of the pastry.
Bake for about 20 minutes in a preheated oven at about 190 degrees.
Served with aryan, boza or anything else you enjoy.
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