New Year’s Cheese Banitsa with Lucky Fortunes

Whisk the eggs with the yogurt and oil.

Mix in the flour combined with baking powder and the crumbled cheese.

Butter a round 28–30 cm baking tin. Add 2 filo sheets and spread over 5–6 tbsp filling.

Add another 2 sheets and more filling. Halfway through the layers, insert 8–10 lucky fortunes.

Scald a coin in boiling water, wrap it in foil and place it in the tin.

Continue layering pastry and filling. Leave the final 2 sheets unfilled and brush them with melted butter.

Place on a low shelf in an oven preheated to 180°C, using top and bottom heat or a fan setting.

Bake for 25–30 minutes. Cover with a cloth and rest for 10 minutes before slicing.