How To Make Traditional Sirnica - Crispy Cheese Pie Recipe (Balkan Style)

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories.

phyllo dough

🥗Healthier: whole wheat dough

💰Cheaper: homemade dough

Whole wheat dough adds fiber and is more filling.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier for heart health.

eggs

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: egg substitute

Flaxseed meal is a vegan alternative that binds well.

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).

Grease a baking dish with butter or olive oil.

Mix feta cheese, ricotta cheese, and eggs in a bowl until smooth.

Add yogurt, salt, black pepper, and parsley to the cheese mixture and stir well.

Lay one sheet of phyllo dough in the baking dish, brushing with melted butter.

Repeat with several layers of phyllo, brushing each layer with butter.

Spread the cheese mixture evenly over the phyllo layers.

Cover the filling with more phyllo dough, brushing each layer with butter.

Fold the edges of the phyllo over the filling to seal it.

Brush the top layer with olive oil or melted butter.

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

Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before slicing.

Serve warm or at room temperature.

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