How To Make Perfect Khachapuri | Georgian Cheese Bread Recipe

cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta

💰Cheaper: mozzarella

Ricotta offers a lighter option while mozzarella is more accessible.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil adds healthy fats, while margarine can be a cost-effective alternative.

Welcome to the channel, today we're making Georgian cheese bread.

For the dough, we'll need white bread flour, water, yeast, salt, and olive oil.

For the filling, we'll use a mix of feta and mozzarella cheese in a 50/50 ratio, plus a whole egg.

We're making two khachapuri, so we need two egg yolks for topping and two knobs of butter.

Combine the mozzarella, feta, and whole egg in a bowl and mix until smooth, then cover and refrigerate.

In a large bowl, combine water, yeast, salt, and olive oil and mix to dissolve the salt and hydrate the yeast.

Add the flour and mix until no dry flour remains, then knead by hand for about 5 minutes until smooth and slightly sticky.

Check the dough temperature; it should be around 25°C (77°F).

Cover the dough and let it ferment for 1 hour.

After 1 hour, perform a fold to strengthen the dough, then cover and let it ferment for another hour.

After the second hour, divide the dough into two equal portions and shape them into round balls.

Dust a tray with flour and place the dough balls on it, covering them to proof for about 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 230°C (446°F) fan-assisted.

After proofing, dust the table with flour and press the dough balls into an oval shape.

Shape the dough into a boat, fill with cheese, and seal the edges.

Twist the ends of the dough together and press to seal.

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes.

Once out of the oven, top with egg yolks and knobs of butter, then mix together before serving.

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