Easter Banitsa
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Prep30 min
Cook40 min
Total70 min
Layered banitsa with white brined cheese, a must on the Easter table – crisp sheets of filo hiding a filling of soft cheese and eggs.
Ingredients
Serves:8
Ingredients
- 500 g ready-made filo pastry
- 400 g white brined cheese (sirene)
- 5 eggs
- 150 ml yoghurt
- 0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 80 g butter
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
Nutrition (estimated)
medium confidence367kcal · per serving
17.5g
Protein
7.3g
Carbs
30.5g
Fat
Recipe total: 2939 kcal · P 139.7g · C 58.5g · F 244.3g
Estimated from 7 of 7 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Crumble the cheese into a bowl, add 3 of the eggs, the yoghurt and the bicarbonate of soda, and stir together.
- 2Melt the butter and mix it with the sunflower oil.
- 3Lay 3 sheets of filo in a greased baking tin, brushing each one with the butter mixture.
- 4Spread over some of the filling, add 3 more sheets, then more filling, and finish with 3 sheets.
- 5Beat the remaining 2 eggs and pour them over the top.
- 6Bake at 190°C for 35–40 minutes until the crust is crisp.
- 7Leave to cool briefly, then cut into portions.
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Questions and answers
How long does Easter Banitsa take to make?
About 70 minutes: 30 min prep and 40 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Easter Banitsa?
7 ingredients: ready-made filo pastry, white brined cheese, eggs, yoghurt, bicarbonate of soda, butter, sunflower oil.
How many servings does this Easter Banitsa recipe make?
8 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Easter Banitsa?
About 367 kcal, with 17.5 g protein, 7.3 g carbohydrate and 30.5 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
What cuisine is Easter Banitsa?
Easter Banitsa comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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