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What is banitsa and how to cook it properly
How to cook the national Bulgarian dish banitsa. Source: extension.illinois
In Bulgaria, banitsa is of the same importance as borscht in Ukraine. The dish is prepared with puff pastry or phyllo dough. Inside is a delicious and flavorful cheese filling. All the ingredients are very affordable, and the result is a real culinary masterpiece.
The idea of cooking hearty banitsa was published on the Instagram page of food blogger Yulia Skavronska (cooking_by_olya).
Ingredients:
- half a package of phyllo dough
- cottage cheese - 450 g
- dill
- eggs - 1 pc
- salt
- melted butter for greasing the dough - 50 g
Ingredients for the sauce:
- sour cream - 3 tbsp.
- salt - to taste
- eggs - 1 pc
Method of preparation:
1. Mix cottage cheese with salt, egg and chopped dill.
2. Grease each sheet of dough with, roll up and wrap in so-called snail. Repeat with each sheet until the mold is filled.
3. Prepare the sauce: mix all the ingredients and pour over the cake.
4. Bake at 180 degrees for 30-40 minutes.
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