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Banitsa: Bulgarian puff pastry cheese pie

Name: Banitsa: Bulgarian puff pastry cheese pie
Yield: 1 baking sheet
Cuisine: Balkan
Ingredients: 500 g Puff pastry; 300 g Balkan cheese (white brined cheese); 4 Eggs; 150 g Melted butter; 200 g Sour cream; 2 Eggs

Bulgarian puff pastry pie layered with white brined cheese, eggs, and butter, topped with sour cream and baked at 180°C. Makes 1 baking sheet.

Balkan cuisine · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30–35 min
Temperature: 180 °C (350 °F)
Servings: 1 baking sheet
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: Balkan

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Banitsa is a well-known Bulgarian savory pie made with puff pastry and Balkan cheese, a white brined cheese, in this simplified version. The pastry sheets are brushed with melted butter and layered with cheese mixed with eggs, or they can be rolled up. Before baking, the banitsa is cut into squares to make serving easier. It bakes for at least 30 to 35 minutes at 180°C (350°F), and you can also fill it with meat instead of cheese.

Ingredients

Puff pastry 500 g
Balkan cheese (white brined cheese) 300 g
Eggs 4
Melted butter 150 g
Sour cream 200 g
Eggs 2

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Instructions

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Thaw the puff pastry if frozen; if refrigerated, simply take it out of the refrigerator. Divide the pastry into several pieces.
Mix the cheese with the eggs in a bowl. Brush a baking sheet with melted butter, then alternate layers of butter-brushed pastry sheets and the cheese mixture, finishing with a cheese layer. You can also roll up the pastry, or simply layer it and cut it into squares for easier serving. Finally, whisk the sour cream with the eggs and pour it over everything, as you would for francúzske zemiaky, a Slovak potato casserole.
Bake the banitsa in an oven preheated to 180°C (350°F) for at least 30 to 35 minutes.

Tip: Keep any puff pastry sheets you are not working with covered and chilled, as they tear and stick when warm. Let the baked banitsa stand briefly before serving so the topping can set.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per 100 g, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 316 kcal
Protein: 8.0 g
Carbohydrates: 14 g
of which sugars: 1.2 g
Fat: 25 g
of which saturates: 14 g
Fiber: 0.6 g
Salt: 1.0 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Banica – bulharský slaný koláč z lístkového cesta so syrom