This recipe for sweet Serbian gibanica is a blend of cottage cheese and sour cream between layers of homemade dough, and is just one way to make this layered midly sweet dessert. Omitting the sugar will produce a savory version. Read this Gibanica Tell-All.
Makes 6 to 8 servings of Sweet Serbian Gibanica #1
Makes 6 to 8 servings of Sweet Serbian Gibanica #1
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour, 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- Dough:
- 4 cups cake flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups warm water
- 1 tablespoon oil
- Filling:
- 3 large beaten eggs
- 24 ounces dry-curd cottage cheese or baker's cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons sugar or more to taste
- 4 ounces (1 stick) melted butter
Preparation:
- To make the dough: In a large bowl, mix flour and salt. Make a well in the center and add warm water and oil. Work together to make a smooth dough, adjusting flour or water as necessary. Cover and set aside to rest. Note: Purchased filo dough can be substituted for this step.
- To make the filling: In a large bowl, combine eggs, cottage cheese, sour cream and sugar. Beat until creamy and set aside.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Divide the dough into 20 equal balls. Roll each to a 9-inch circle, keeping unrolled dough balls covered with a cloth. Lightly brush a 9x3-inch round pan with butter. Place 1 rolled dough in pan and lightly brush with butter. Continue with 3 more sheets of dough, brushing with butter inbetween.
- Spread with 1/4 of filling and top with 4 more buttered sheets of dough. Continue in this manner until all the filling and dough are used, ending with dough on top. Brush with remaining butter. Place on a sheet pan and bake 35-40 minutes or until top is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Let cool 15 minutes or so and cut into wedges to serve warm.
