Bаницa with feta cheese
Description
The pastry is simple and quick to prepare. Traveling around different countries, we should bring home not only photos and souvenirs, but also vivid emotions and interesting recipes of traditional dishes. Today I want to tell you about one. Serve it cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
In a deep bowl, mix the flour and salt, add the egg and vinegar.
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Step 2
Rub everything together until crumbs form, then gradually start adding 250 ml of water.
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Step 3
Knead a thick, homogeneous dough.
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Step 4
Divide the ready dough into 8 equal parts.
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Step 5
Coat each dough ball with vegetable oil and pair them up, pressing slightly to form flatbreads. Place them in the refrigerator for 2–3 hours.
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Step 6
Now we crumble the feta cheese by hand and place it into a bowl, then add the egg and yogurt.
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Step 7
Mix everything until smooth.
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Step 8
Into a separate bowl, pour 3-4 tablespoons of vegetable oil and add 50 grams of butter.
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Step 9
Now melt the butter in a double boiler.
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Step 10
Next, take the dough out of the refrigerator, take one of the four parts, and start rolling it out as thinly as possible. Use your hands and other available tools—the thinner the dough, the better.
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Step 11
Place 1/4 of the filling onto the resulting rectangle and spread it evenly, leaving 10 cm free on the sides. Pour the prepared mixture of butter and vegetable oil over the filling.
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Step 12
Cover the filling with the reserved edges of the dough on both sides.
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Step 13
On top, add a little more filling and butter, then roll everything into a tube.
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Step 14
And roll this tube into a snail shape, placing it in a baking dish.
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Step 15
We do the same with the remaining dough and place it to extend our snail, so that in the end we get one large snail filling the entire pan, then pour the remaining butter over the top.
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Step 16
Place the baking dish in a preheated oven at 180 degrees and bake the banitsa for 40-45 minutes. Cut the finished banitsa into pieces and serve. Enjoy your meal!