Banitsa - Bulgarian cheese pie

Banitsa is a popular Bulgarian cheese and yoghurt pie that turns out deliciously appetizing both hot and cold.

• Recipe author: Irina Sakharova
• After preparation, you will receive 6 servings
• Total recipe preparation time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

• Bulgarian or other natural yoghurt without additives 300 g
• Eggs 4 pieces
• Sirene or feta cheese 300 g
• Salt to taste
• Ground black pepper to taste
• Butter 120-150 g
• Filo dough 12 sheets
• Chicken yolk 1 piece

Cooking method

• Beat the yogurt with four eggs, and then stir with coarsely crushed cheese, salt and pepper.

• Melt a little in a water bath.

• Take two sheets of dough and brush with oil, cover with another one on top and brush with oil again. Spread some of the filling on top and roll into a roll.

  Do not separate the first two sheets, they should be on top of one another.

• Fold the roll in the shape of a snail and place in a parchment-lined shape.

• In the same way, form three more rolls and place them in the same shape, building up the original snail.

• Whisk the yolk with the remaining butter and brush over the top of the pie.

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• Bake for about 25 minutes at 200 ° C.

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