🧑‍🍳 Cabbage Banitsa with Filo Pastry: Perfecting a Bulgarian Classic 🇧🇬🥬

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat while still providing creaminess.

phyllo dough

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pastry dough

💰Cheaper: homemade dough

Whole wheat adds fiber and nutrients.

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt is thicker and adds protein.

eggs

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: egg substitute

Flaxseed meal is a plant-based alternative.

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).

Finely shred the cabbage.

In a bowl, mix the shredded cabbage with crumbled feta cheese, eggs, natural yoghurt, bicarbonate of soda, and salt and pepper to taste.

Lay a sheet of filo pastry on a clean surface and brush lightly with sunflower oil.

Place another sheet on top and brush again with sunflower oil.

Spoon some of the cabbage mixture along one edge of the filo sheet.

Roll the filo sheet tightly around the filling to form a log.

Place the rolled banitsa in a greased baking dish, seam side down.

Repeat with remaining filo and filling, arranging them in the dish.

Brush the top with sunflower oil.

Bake in the preheated oven for 30-40 minutes, until golden brown.

Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before slicing.

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