Delicious recipes...
We would like to share some delicious, traditional Bulgarian cheese recipes great with any meal, as starters or just snacks to impress any guests.
Bulgarian Fried Cheese - "Kashkaval Pane"
This is an appetizer typically made with haloumi cheese.
Makes 6 servings of Bulgarian Fried Cheese
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
1. 1kg kashkaval or haloumi cheese, cut in 10cm X 10cm blocks
2. All-purpose flour
3. 2 to 3 large eggs, beaten
4. 2 to 3 cups fresh bread crumbs
5. Flat-leaf parsley for garnish
Method:
1. Heat canola oil to a depth of 2-3 inches in a large, heavy-bottomed skillet until it reaches 350 degrees.
2. For best results cheese must be refrigerated just before use so its not soft.
3. Dust cheese slices first in flour, then beaten the egg and finally the bread crumbs.
4. Fry cheese in batches, turning once, until golden brown. Drain on paper towels and serve immediately, garnished with parsley.
Enjoy!!
Bulgarian Savory Cheese Pie Appetizer - "Banitza/Banitsa"
Bulgarian cheese banitza (banitsa) appetizers are traditionally served warm as a first course. They are popular as a vegetarian main course, snack and street food.
Banitzi also can be a sweet dessert with apple and pumpkin among the fillings.
Makes 16 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Ingredients:
1. 2 cups crumbled, well-drained Bulgarian feta cheese
2. 6 tablespoons plain yogurt
3. 2 large eggs, beaten
4. 16 sheets filo dough/pastry, thawed
5. 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
6. Sea salt and chopped green onions for garnish, if desired
Method:
1. Heat oven to 180 degrees. In a large bowl, combine cheese, yogurt and eggs until smooth.
2. Crumble the cheese and mix it with the yogurt.
3. Add the eggs
4. Add fat of your choice (oil or butter), mix the filling.
5. Flatten out the sheets and smear with some oil.
6. Spread a part of the filling evenly on the entire sheet.
7. Roll the sheet, in the shape of a spiral.
8. Coat the banitsa with yolk and bake it in an oven until it looks golden
Enjoy!!