Lenten Sauerkraut Banitsa
A lenten filo pie layered with sauerkraut, onion, walnuts and paprika and brushed with oil instead of butter — baked for the meatless Christmas Eve table, when no dairy or egg is eaten.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 800 g sauerkraut
- 200 ml sunflower oil
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 2 tsp paprika
- 0.5 tsp black pepper, ground
- 80 g walnuts, roughly chopped
- 500 g filo pastry sheets
- 100 ml sparkling water
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 2825 kcal · P 35.7g · C 119.4g · F 257.4g
Estimated from 8 of 8 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1If the sauerkraut is very salty, rinse it; then squeeze it hard to remove the juice and chop it finely.
- 2Heat 80 ml of the oil in a wide pan over medium heat and soften the onion for 5 minutes. Add the sauerkraut and cook, stirring, for 15–20 minutes until soft, dry and lightly golden.
- 3Take off the heat, stir in the paprika, pepper and walnuts and leave the filling to cool completely — hot filling makes the filo soggy.
- 4Heat the oven to 200°C/400°F and brush a 30 × 40 cm baking tray with oil.
- 5Lay two filo sheets in the tray, brushing each with oil, and scatter over a thin layer of filling. Repeat, two oiled sheets and a layer of filling at a time, until the filling is used up, and finish with three oiled sheets.
- 6Cut the banitsa into squares right through to the bottom with a sharp knife and sprinkle the sparkling water evenly over the top.
- 7Bake for 35–40 minutes, until the top is crisp and deep golden.
- 8Cover with a clean towel for 10 minutes and serve warm or cold.
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Questions and answers
How long does Lenten Sauerkraut Banitsa take to make?
About 90 minutes: 30 min prep and 60 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Lenten Sauerkraut Banitsa?
8 ingredients: sauerkraut, sunflower oil, onion, paprika, black pepper, walnuts, filo pastry sheets, sparkling water.
How many servings does this Lenten Sauerkraut Banitsa recipe make?
8 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Lenten Sauerkraut Banitsa?
About 353 kcal, with 4.5 g protein, 14.9 g carbohydrate and 32.2 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Lenten Sauerkraut Banitsa recipe suit?
It is vegan.
What cuisine is Lenten Sauerkraut Banitsa?
Lenten Sauerkraut Banitsa comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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