Love filo pastry? You have to try this traditional dish | How to make BULGARIAN BANITSA

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Ricotta offers a lighter texture while cottage cheese is more economical.

phyllo pastry

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pastry

💰Cheaper: homemade dough

Whole wheat adds nutrition while homemade dough can cut costs.

Put Greek yogurt in a bowl and add eggs.

Pour in sparkling water or if using baking soda, mix it with the yogurt first.

Crumble feta cheese and mix it into the yogurt and egg mixture.

Preheat the oven while assembling the banitsa.

Grease the baking pan with foil.

Take one sheet of filo pastry, crinkle it, and place it in the pan.

Add 3 or 4 sheets to form the first layer, then add some oil.

Pour the filling mixture over the first layer.

Repeat by adding another layer of 4 to 5 sheets of filo pastry, oil, and filling.

The last layer should be covered in filling.

Bake in a preheated oven for about 30 minutes or until golden brown.

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