Bulgaria's national pastry — coiled sheets of filo layered with a custard of eggs, yoghurt and salty sirene, baked until the top shatters and the middle stays creamy.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 500 g filo pastry sheets
- 400 g Bulgarian sirene (white brine cheese), crumbled
- 5 pieces eggs
- 250 g plain yoghurt
- 100 g butter, melted
- 60 ml sunflower oil
- 0.5 tsp baking soda
- 60 ml sparkling water
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 2821 kcal · P 45.4g · C 55.4g · F 170.8g
Estimated from 8 of 8 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Heat the oven to 180°C. Grease a round 30 cm baking tin.
- 2Beat the eggs, then stir in the yoghurt, crumbled sirene and baking soda. Do not add salt — the cheese carries it.
- 3Combine the melted butter and oil in a small bowl for brushing.
- 4Lay out one filo sheet, brush lightly with the butter-oil, and spread a line of filling along one long edge.
- 5Roll the sheet loosely into a rope and coil it into the centre of the tin. Repeat, coiling each new rope around the last until the tin is full.
- 6Brush the top generously with the remaining butter-oil and sprinkle over the sparkling water — this is what makes the crust flaky.
- 7Bake 40-45 minutes until deep golden. Rest 15 minutes before cutting so the custard sets.
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Questions and answers
How long does Banitsa take to make?
About 75 minutes: 30 min prep and 45 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Banitsa?
8 ingredients: filo pastry sheets, Bulgarian sirene, eggs, plain yoghurt, butter, sunflower oil, baking soda, sparkling water.
How many servings does this Banitsa recipe make?
8 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Banitsa?
About 353 kcal, with 5.7 g protein, 6.9 g carbohydrate and 21.3 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
What cuisine is Banitsa?
Banitsa comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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