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Banitsa Cheese Pie Recipe

Banitsa Recipe (Bulgarian Cheese Pie)

Banitsa is a traditional Bulgarian cheese pie made with Filo pastry sheets, cheese, yogurt, and eggs and it is so soft and fluffy, but the best part is, it is easy to make and is so delicious!
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Course: Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: Bulgarian
Keyword: Banitsa, Bulgarian Cheese Pie
Level of Difficulty: Medium
Dietary Preference: None
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 794kcal

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Baking tray
  • Bowl
  • Basting Brush
  • Fork

Ingredients

  • 8 Filo pastry sheets
  • 9 ounces of yogurt
  • 3 eggs, large
  • 7 ounces of white brine cheese or Feta cheese
  • 0.5 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 1 ounce of butter
  • 1 ounce of sunflower of oil
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Instructions 

  • In a bowl, break up the white brine cheese (or Feta) into small chunks. Proceed to incorporate eggs, baking soda, and yogurt. Set the filling mixture aside.
    Prepare The Cheese Filling
  • Allow the oven to preheat to 356°F (180°C) and grease the baking tray with oil.
    Preheat The Oven And Baking Tray
  • Lay the pastry sheet over your kitchen surface and gently use a brush to distribute an oil mixture of sunflower oil and butter.
    Spread The Pastry Sheets
  • Take the yogurt mixture and spread it evenly over the pastry sheet. Then, lift the closest edge of the sheet and start rolling it into a cylindrical shape. Continue to roll the cylindrical pastry into a snail.
    Pastry Sheets And Roll Them
  • Repeat steps 3 and 4, placing the rolled sheets around the first snail-shaped until you fill up the baking tray.
    Ready The Banitsa For Baking
  • Apply the remaining oil to the banitsa surface and bake at 356°F (180°C) for 25 minutes.
    Brush The Banitsa
  • Allow the baked banitsa to cool off for 10 minutes before slicing.
    Banitsa Cheese Pie

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Notes

  • If you solely use butter to brush banitsa, the pastry dough may become tougher after baking. Therefore, I suggest mixing an equal amount of butter and sunflower oil to handle this problem.
  • Make sure you use a damp towel to cover the pastry sheets since they easily dry out at room temperature.
  • The total time of this recipe is based on 8 - 10 servings.

Nutrition

Calories: 794kcal | Carbohydrates: 120g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 1411mg | Potassium: 199mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 0.5g | Vitamin A: 226IU | Calcium: 131mg | Iron: 8mg