Sofiyska Banitsa (Sofia-Style Banitsa)

A traditional Sofia-style banitsa with homemade hand-rolled filo, filled with cheese, yogurt and eggs, rolled and coiled from the outside in.

⏱️ Prep: 30 min🍳 Cook: 35 min

Ingredients

1 брой	egg - 1 large (for the dough)
1 с.л.	oil (for the dough)
2 с.л.	vinegar (for the dough)
—	flour (as much as it takes)
300 г	cheese (for the filling)
500 г	yogurt
4 броя	eggs
1 ч.л.	baking soda (bicarbonate, level)
1 пакетче	butter

From the first 4 products knead a medium-firm dough. Form it into balls, each of which is rolled out on a floured surface into a very thin filo sheet for the banitsa. The rolled-out sheets are arranged one on top of the other with a little flour between them and left to rest and dry out slightly for an hour.
Prepare the filling from the crumbled cheese mixed with the beaten eggs and the yogurt, in which you have previously dissolved the baking soda. Grease the tray in which you will bake.
Each sheet is sprinkled or brushed well with hot oil, some of the filling is distributed along its length and it is rolled up. Arrange it following the shape of the tray wall, with the whole arrangement going from the outside in.
Finally, distribute cubes of the butter over the banitsa and around its edges. The Sofia banitsa is baked in an oven heated to 200 degrees for about 10 minutes, then reduced to 150 degrees and baked until golden.