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Banitsa – Bulgarian cheese pastry
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Banitsa – Bulgarian cheese pastry

Bulgarian filo pastry bake with sirene and eggs — a crispy breakfast classic, often with ayran.

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55 min total
8 servings
Easy

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  • Ingredients

    • 14.1 oz Filo pastry
    • 14.1 oz Sirene, crumbled (or feta)
    • 4 stk Eggs
    • about 0.8 cup Yogurt
    • 3.5 oz Butter, melted

Instructions

  1. 1

    Whisk the filling

    1. Whisk eggs with yogurt and crumbled sirene in a bowl until the filling is smooth.
  2. 2

    Brush filo layers with butter

    1. Brush filo layers with butter, spread filling between layers in a tin.
  3. 3

    Bake until golden

    1. Bake at 180 °C for 30–35 min until golden and crisp.

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