Easter Banitsa

Name: Easter Banitsa
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 500 g filo pastry sheets; 5 pcs eggs; 400 g feta cheese; 200 ml yoghurt; 80 g melted butter; 0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda

🍳 CookingБГ

Prep15 min

Cook35 min

Total50 min

Flaky Bulgarian filo pastry filled with eggs, feta and yoghurt – an Easter morning staple and a symbol of celebration.

Ingredients

Serves:8

500 g filo pastry sheets
5 pcs eggs
400 g feta cheese
200 ml yoghurt
80 g melted butter
0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda

Nutrition (estimated)

medium confidence

336kcal · per serving

17.6g

Protein

7.8g

Carbs

26.8g

Fat

Recipe total: 2691 kcal · P 140.5g · C 62g · F 214.4g

Estimated from 6 of 6 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

Steps

1
Beat eggs, add crumbled feta and yoghurt.
2
Stir in bicarbonate of soda.
3
Butter a baking tray.
4
Layer buttered filo sheets with filling, alternating until all used.
5
Pour any remaining butter over the top.
6
Bake at 200°C for 30–35 minutes until golden.
7
Cut into portions and serve warm.

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