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Gibanica (Serbian Cheese Pie)
For most people, the first thing that comes to mind at the mention of Serbian cooking is gibanica. No wonder: you will hardly find a home where this tasty starter, or meal, is not made. There are small differences, of course, but here is a simple recipe that lets you find out for yourself why gibanica is so popular in Serbia.
- Time
- 70 min
- Servings
- 6
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Cuisine
- Serbia
By Bojan Nikolić ·
Preparation
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1
Before you start, switch the oven on to 200°C.
The filling
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2
Put the fresh white cheese into a deep bowl, add the eggs and stir until the mixture is smooth.
egg
fresh white cheese
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3
Add the sour cream, stir and salt.
sour cream
Tip: Salt to taste, but do take the saltiness of the cheese into account.
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4
Pour the sparkling mineral water into the mixture, stirring all the time.
sparkling mineral water
Layering the gibanica
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5
Take a deep baking tin and grease it well.
Tip: Before you start layering, set aside two phyllo sheets to cover the pie at the end.
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6
Lay two phyllo sheets on the bottom of the tin so that their ends also line its sides.
phyllo dough
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7
Crumple the sheets one by one and fill the bottom of the tin with them.
phyllo dough
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8
Pour some of the filling over the crumpled sheets.
phyllo dough
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9
Repeat the crumpling and pouring until you have used up the remaining ingredients.
Finish by covering the gibanica with the sheets you set aside.
phyllo dough
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10
Before baking, brush the gibanica with a little mineral water and oil.
sparkling mineral water
sunflower oil
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11
Bake the gibanica for about 1 hour in the preheated oven.
Serving
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12
Serve gibanica with thick set yogurt or drinking yogurt.
The whole recipe, step by step, on www.becook.com/en/recipe/gibanica-serbian-cheese-pie
