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TRADITIONAL BANITSA

TRADITIONAL BULGARIAN CUISINE

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traditional banitsa

Banitsa is a very widespread Bulgarian dough dish, which is often

present on the Bulgarian table in any of its multiple variants. It

is prepared by dough sheets with various fillings. Sheets can be

bought ready or they can be rolled out by dough.

The most widespread recipe for making banitsa is the one with

filling of white cheese and eggs. In the various regions of Bulgaria,

however, there are dozens of possibilities for preparing this dish

- with filling of pumpkin and sugar (pumpkin pie), with filling

of cabbage (cabbage pie), with onion, spinach, rice, meat, etc.

Another type of banitsa is the milk banitsa, which is served as a

desert.

Banitsa is usually included in breakfast menu. It is prepared

according to the classic recipe - with a filling made of white

cheese. Banitsa can be served with yogurt or a glass of cold

buttermilk. According to the tradition, a banitsa with fortune slips

is prepared for New Year’s Eve.

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RECIPE TRADITIONAL BANITSA

needed products

For the traditional banitsa, you need:

500 g fine dough sheets, 4 eggs, 250 g white cheese,

1 glass of yogurt, 1/2 glass of sunflower oil or butter.

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recipe

1.Crumble the cheese and mix it

with the yogurt.

2.Add the eggs.

3.Add fat of your choice (oil or

butter).

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4.Shake the filling well.

5.Flatten out the sheets and

smear with some oil.

6.Spread a part of the filling

evenly on the entire sheet.

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7.Roll the sheet.

8.Arrange the ready rolls in a tray

in the shape of a spiral.

9.Coat the banitsa with yolk and

bake it in an oven until it looks

golden.

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After baking, the banitsa shall be cut into pieces.

It can be eaten hot, as well as cold. It is usually served

with yogurt.

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RECIPE

TRADITIONAL BANITSA

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bon appetite

and good times

in the company

of the traditional

Bulgarian cuisine!

Grant Scheme BG161PO001/3.3-01/2008 “Support for Effective National Marketing of Tourist Product and Improvement of Information Service”, Contract No BG161PO001/3.3-01/2008 /001-5 “Multimedia Catalogue of the Tourist Sites and Electronic Marketing of

Destination Bulgaria”

This multimedia brochure is created within the framework of the project “Multimedia Catalogue of the Tourist Sites and Electronic Marketing of Destination Bulgaria”, Contract No BG161PO001/3.3-01/2008/001-5, which is performed with the financial support of Operative Program “Regional Development” 2007 – 2013,

co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund. The entire responsibility for the contents of this multimedia brochure is brought by the beneficiary – The Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism, and under no circumstances it can be considered that this multimedia brochure presents

the official position of the European Union and the Managing Body.

Operative Program “Regional Development 2007-2013 www.bgregio.eu

We invest in your future!

The project is financed by the European Regional Development Fundand the state budget of Republic of Bulgaria

http://www.bgregio.eu

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