Banitza

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 1 kg flour
• 100 ml vegetable oil
• 100 g butter, melted
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• 7 eggs
• 400 g feta cheese, crumbled
• 1 cup mineral water (teacup)
• ½ cup water (teacup)
• Fat for the mold
• Flour for dusting

Instructions

Working time approx. 35 minutes; Total time approx. 35 minutes

a kind of puff pastry with sheep’s cheese – a Bulgarian delicacy

A soft dough is kneaded from the flour, a little water (about half a teacup), the vinegar, and the salt. This dough is divided into 6 portions and formed into small balls. The balls are then dusted with flour and covered with a cloth. Let them rise for a while. Meanwhile, the filling is prepared from four beaten eggs and the crumbled cheese. The dough portions are then rolled out one after the other until the sheets are 2 millimeters thick. The sheets are placed one after the other in a greased round dish, and each sheet is brushed with melted butter and some of the filling. The last sheet is only brushed with butter. The banitza is cut into squares with a sharp knife and covered with a mixture of 3 beaten eggs and the mineral water. It is baked in a preheated oven at 180°C until golden brown.