Khachapuri with Suluguni and Cottage Cheese
Description
The baked goods are easy and quick to prepare. If you like, add fresh chopped herbs to the filling. The richer the cottage cheese you use, the tastier the flatbreads will be. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Lay out all the ingredients on the table before you start cooking.
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Step 2
Pour kefir into a bowl, add salt, sugar, and baking soda. Whisk until combined.
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Step 3
Add vegetable oil and mix.
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Step 4
Sift the flour.
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Step 5
Knead a soft dough that does not stick to your hands. You may need a little more flour. Shape the dough into a ball, wrap it in plastic wrap, and leave it on the counter for 30 minutes to rest.
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Step 6
For the filling, grate the suluguni into a bowl on the coarse side of a grater, add the cottage cheese, and crack in an egg.
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Step 7
With a fork, mix these ingredients until fully combined.
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Step 8
Divide the dough into 4 parts.
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Step 9
Roll each piece into a small flatbread. Place one quarter of the sulguni and cottage cheese filling in the center.
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Step 10
Gather the edges of the dough into a pouch shape and pinch them closed with your fingers.
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Step 11
Turn the filled pouch seam-side down and gently roll it out with a rolling pin into a flat round.
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Step 12
Heat a dry skillet thoroughly and fry each flatbread first on one side until golden-brown spots form.
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Step 13
Then flip the flatbread over and fry the other side until golden-brown spots form.
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Step 14
Stack all the khachapuri on a flat plate, spreading each layer with a pat of butter as you go. Serve hot at the table.
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Step 15
The pastry is ready. Serve with tea.