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Banitza - Baked Cheese Pastry Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Aussie_meat_pie / All my dishes 7 months, 3 weeks ago 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.... More Prep:15m Cook:30m Servings:8	Aussie_meat
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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

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.

If you wish you can add sauteed spinach when layering the banitza.

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minitindel 7 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Ohhhhhhh yummmmmmmm i love these type of things good i have had brie in puff pastry but this sounds really good...........im printing it thank you so much ........awesome you can put the other things too.......

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momo_55grandma 7 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Wow gotta love it all those delicous flavors too high5 thanks

midgelet 7 months, 3 weeks ago said:
I adore these kind of recipes, great post!

karlyn255 7 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Now your talking. love cheese

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