Banitza with Feta Cheese

January 8th, 2008
Taste: Crispy, flaky, soft, creamy from the cheese, salty, slightly tangy, golden - like only fresh home baked bread can taste.

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This is a traditional Bulgarian pastry which uses hand-made filo dough and can be stuffed with all manner of things, both sweet and savory. I made it for New Year’s Eve and it was a smashing success, if I do say so myself. My uncle went so far as to say that it was better than my grandmother’s, an honor of which I would never suspect myself to be worthy. (My grandmother being the queen of banitza, and of cooking in general.) Continue reading »