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Bulgarian banitsa

Recipe by Sarah Akhurst


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A breakfast staple in Bulgaria, a banista consists of layers of very thin
pastry, interspersed with eggs, cheese and sometimes yogurt, which puff
up in the oven like a soufflé. The pastry sheets can be either filled and
rolled, as we’ve done here, or simply scrunched up and dotted with the
filling
SERVES: 6
timePREP TIME: 25 MINS
timeTOTAL TIME: 1 HR 10 MINS, PLUS COOLING
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BREAKFASTS VEGETARIAN EGGS CHEESE PASTRY
Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
281Kcal
Fat
19gr
Saturates
9gr
Carbs
15gr
Sugars
4gr
Fibre
0gr
Protein
13gr
Salt
1.1gr
Sarah Akhurst
Sarah Akhurst
Our Food Director Sarah is a food obsessive, and spends most of her time
scoping out the latest food trends, experimenting in her own kitchen, or
making her family wait to eat while she photographs every dinner she
makes for the 'gram! A complete Middle Eastern food junkie, she is never
far from a good shawarma marinade, a pinch of Aleppo chilli or a sprig of
dill
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Ingredients
30g butter, plus extra to grease
3 large eggs
125g low-fat natural yogurt
2 tbsp sunflower oil
8 small sheets filo pastry, from a 220g pack
200g vegetarian feta, crumbled
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Preheat the oven to 200°C, fan 180°C, gas 4. Grease a 20cm round baking
dish with butter. In a mixing bowl, lightly whisk together the eggs,
yogurt and oil.
Lay one sheet of pastry out on your work surface and drizzle over some of
the egg and yogurt mixture. Scatter over some feta and then roll up the
pastry from one of the short sides, into a cigar shape. Place in the
prepared baking dish, following the edge. Repeat with the remaining
sheets of pastry, spiralling the rolls until the dish is full. Spoon any
remaining egg and yogurt mixture into any gaps in the coil and then dot
the top with butter.
Bake for 45 minutes, or until risen and golden brown. Remove from the
oven, cover with a clean cloth and leave to cool until warm. Serve cut
into wedges.
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