New Year’s Cheese Banitsa with Lucky Fortunes
by Иван Звездев
Dish type: Breakfast and snacks
Preparation time: 1 hour
8 Servings
500 g filo pastry
50 g butter for greasing
For the filling:
300 g cow’s milk white brined cheese
3 eggs
200 g plain yogurt (1 cup)
80 ml oil (1/2 cup)
2 tbsp flour
1 tsp baking powder
Preparation
1. Whisk the eggs with the yogurt and oil.
2. Mix in the flour combined with baking powder and the crumbled cheese.
3. Butter a round 28–30 cm baking tin. Add 2 filo sheets and spread over 5–6 tbsp filling.
4. Add another 2 sheets and more filling. Halfway through the layers, insert 8–10 lucky fortunes.
5. Scald a coin in boiling water, wrap it in foil and place it in the tin.
6. Continue layering pastry and filling. Leave the final 2 sheets unfilled and brush them with melted butter.
7. Place on a low shelf in an oven preheated to 180°C, using top and bottom heat or a fan setting.
8. Bake for 25–30 minutes. Cover with a cloth and rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
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