Ingredients
Banitsa
- 150-200 gram feta cheese crumbly, 1-2 cm cubes
- 1 package Filo Pastry, 16 sheets - thawed
- 600-700gg natural yoghurt
- 1 heaped teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 3 eggs, large
- 2 pinches salt
- 2 pinches sugar
- 1-2 level tbsp olive oil
Accessories you need
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Spatula TM5/TM6
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- Lightly oil a large baking tray (ideally the same dimensions as a sheet of filo pastry)
- Place cubed feta into mixing bowl and select 'Turbo' 1s. Turbo 1-2x to obtain desired coarseness of feta crumbs. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
- Weigh 600-700g plain yoghurt into the bowl.
- Add 1 heaped tsp bicarbonate of soda. Mix: 4s sp 4.
- Leave in bowl for a few minues - it should rise and become foamy.
- Add 3 large eggs, 2 pinches salt (to taste), 2 pinches sugar (to taste) and 1-2 tbsp olive oil. Mix 10s sp 4.
- Place two sheets of filo into the base of the baking dish.
- Pour on about 1/8th batter and spread over the pastry with a brush or back of a spoon. Sprinkle approx 1/7th reserved feta over.
- Repeat steps 7. and 8. until pastry is used up finshing with a top layer with no feta, just brushed with batter.
- Bake 180deg fan forced or 200deg conventional for 25-30 minutes until well risen and golden brown.
- Allow to cool in baking dish then cut into portions.
Tip
Serve warm or cold.
It is lovely served with a drizzle of honey or sprinkled with traditional Bulgarian 'Sharana salt'
Make your own yoghurt using recipes from the Basic Cookbook.
You can vary the filling by adding some baby spinach leaves with the feta or replacing the feta with caramelised onion and sweetcorn.
Thermomix Model
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Recipe is created forTM 6
For cooking (simmering) at temperatures of 95°C or above (200°F), the simmering basket should always be used instead of the TM6 measuring cup, as the TM6 measuring cup fits tightly in the lid. The simmering basket rests loosely on top, is steam-permeable, and also prevents food spatter from the mixing bowl. -
Recipe is created forTM 5
If you are using a Thermomix® TM6 measuring cup with your Thermomix® TM5:
For cooking (simmering) at temperatures of 95°C or above (200°F), the simmering basket should always be used instead of the TM6 measuring cup, as the TM6 measuring cup fits tightly in the lid. The simmering basket rests loosely on top, is steam-permeable, and also prevents food spatter from the mixing bowl.Please note that the TM5 mixing bowl has a larger capacity than the TM31 (capacity of 2.2 liters instead of 2.0 liters for TM 31). Recipes for the Thermomix TM5 may not be cooked with a Thermomix TM31 for safety reasons without adjusting the quantities. Risk of scalding by spraying of hot liquids: Do not exceed the maximum filling quantity and observe the filling level markings of the mixing bowl!
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Recipe is created forTM 31
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Comments
Banitsa is a traditional Macedonian sweet bread made of wheat flour, butter and sugar. The dough is cooked twice -- on a hot flagle stone or in the oven -- until it puffs up into a light, airy loaf.
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