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Egg, Cheese and Phyllo Casserole (banitsa)

Greek dish with phyllo dough, kashkaval cheese, cut in small pieces, sirene.

Ingredients

  • 2 packets phyllo dough
  • 200 grams kashkaval cheese, cut in small pieces
  • 500 grams sirene
  • 7 eggs
  • 100 grams butter
  • ½ cup soda water
  • 1 cup yogurt

Steps

  1. Mix 6 of the eggs, the grated butter, both cheeses, and the yogurt.
  2. In a buttered pan, lay a layer of the phyllo dough.
  3. Spread a layer of the mixture.
  4. Continue alternating layers so that the phyllo and the mixture are finished about the same time.
  5. Finish with a layer of phyllo dough on top.
  6. Cut the banitsa into serving pieces.
  7. Mix the last egg with the soda water.
  8. Stir well.
  9. Pour the egg mixture over the banitsa.
  10. Make sure there are no pieces of the phyllo dough left dry.
  11. Bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C (390 °F) for 40 minutes, or until golden.
  12. Enjoy!

Adapted from “Egg, Cheese and Phyllo Casserole (Banitsa)”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.

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