Banitsa 🧀 Bulgarian Cheese Spiral 🇧🇬 (Banica)

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Pies and Doughs Balkan Oct 02, 2025 898
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Description

Flaky phyllo coiled into a golden spiral with a lush sirene–yogurt–egg filling—crisp sheets, creamy heart. On New Year’s Day, Bulgarians often tuck a paper “kusmet” (lucky fortune) into a slice.

Hook: Mix, roll, coil—bakery banitsa with shatter-crisp layers and soft custard. ⚡

Ingredients

Servings: 4 ×1
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Preparation

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Total Time

🕒 Prep: 20 min
🔥 Cook: 40 min
⏳ Total: 1 h

Nutritional Value

🔋 Energy: ~450 kcal
💪 Protein: ~17 g
🧈 Fat: ~28 g
🍞 Carbohydrates: ~32 g
🧂 Sodium: ~780 mg
🔥 450 kcal 💪 17 g protein 🍞 32 g carbs 🧈 28 g fat
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Advice

Activate the baking soda in tangy yogurt—tiny bubbles lighten the custard so the spiral bakes airy, not dense. Resting briefly keeps steam from sogging the crust.

Why it works

Buttered sheets crisp and separate; the yogurt–egg custard seeps into the coils and sets creamy, while sparkling water injects a touch of steam for extra lift.

Twist

Tikvenik (pumpkin banitsa): swap cheese filling for 500 g (3½ cups / 17.6 oz) sweet pumpkin grated and sautéed with 60 g (¼ cup / 2.1 oz) sugar, 40 g (¼ cup / 1.4 oz) walnuts, and 1 tsp cinnamon—roll and bake the same way.

Status

Spiral gold with a custardy core—Bulgarian banitsa that crackles at first bite. #grannyzen #banitsa 🧀🥧

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