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Cheese-Stuffed Mekitsi

Bulgarian mekitsi stuffed with white cheese, made with yogurt and baking soda dough and fried until golden.

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  • Breakfast and snacks
  • up to 30 min
  • 8
    Servings
Ingredients

2 eggs
1 cup plain yogurt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp oil
4 cups flour
150 g crumbled Bulgarian white cheese for the filling
Oil for frying

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Preparation
1

Mix the baking soda into the yogurt. Make a well in the flour and add the eggs, oil, salt, sugar and yogurt. Knead into a soft, sticky dough.

2

Roll out on a generously floured surface to about 2 cm thick. Cut into squares with a sharp knife.

3

Put coarsely crumbled cheese in the centre, fold into a triangle and press the edges together firmly.

4

Fry in hot oil at 175 °C for 2 minutes on each side.

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