How To Make Perfect Khachapuri | Delicious Georgian Cheese Bread Recipe

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Ricotta is lower in fat while cottage cheese is often more affordable.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat, while processed cheese is often cheaper.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, and margarine is often less expensive.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, while bread flour can be cheaper in some regions.

Preheat the oven to 230°C (no fan) and preheat your baking vessel, like a cast iron skillet.

In a bowl, add water, yeast, sugar, and oil, and mix to hydrate the yeast and dissolve the sugar.

Add strong white bread flour and salt to the mixture and mix until no dry flour remains.

Tip the dough onto the table and knead for about 5 minutes until smooth and less sticky.

Place the dough in a bowl and check the temperature; it should be around 26-27°C.

Proof the dough for 45 minutes, then fold it to degass and create layers.

Proof the dough for another 45 minutes until it has doubled in size.

Divide the dough into two pieces, shaping them into tight balls without using flour.

Proof the dough balls on a tray or plate for 30 minutes, covering them to prevent drying out.

While the dough is proofing, mix grated cheddar, mozzarella, crumbled feta, an egg, and flour for the filling.

Generously flour the table and roll out one dough ball into an oval shape about 0.5 cm thick.

Shape the dough into a boat by folding the edges over and sealing them together.

Place the shaped dough on parchment paper and fill it with half of the cheese filling, spreading it evenly.

Carefully lift the dough with parchment paper and place it in the preheated cast iron skillet.

Bake for 13 minutes, then make a hole in the cheese filling and add an egg.

Bake for an additional 2 minutes until the egg yolk is runny.

Remove from the oven and add a knob of butter while still hot.

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