Layered pie with cottage cheese, honey and lemon zest
6 servings
80 minutes
Layered pie with cottage cheese, honey, and lemon zest is an exquisite dessert of Bulgarian cuisine. Its roots trace back to traditional home recipes passed down through generations. Crispy layers of dough soaked in aromatic filling create a harmonious blend of textures and flavors. This pie is perfect for morning tea or a cozy family dinner. Honey adds natural sweetness while lemon zest provides a light tang that awakens the appetite. The baking becomes especially fragrant and airy due to the right combination of ingredients and careful preparation technique. It can be served warm or chilled, complemented with fresh berries or a cup of fragrant tea.
1
For the dough, mix 1 tablespoon of melted butter with warm water, vinegar, and a pinch of salt. Add flour to the liquid and stir until smooth.
- Butter: 9 tablespoons
- Water: 4 tablespoons
- Vinegar: 0.5 tablespoon
- Salt: pinch
- Wheat flour: 200 g
2
Divide the dough into 9 equal parts, roll them into thin flatbreads of the same size, and let them dry.
3
Meanwhile, grate the lemon zest.
- Lemon: 1 piece
4
Whisk or fork 3 eggs and mix thoroughly with soft cottage cheese. Add 2 tablespoons of melted butter to the mixture and blend with a mixer until smooth.
- Chicken egg: 3 pieces
- Cottage cheese: 500 g
- Butter: 9 tablespoons
5
Add warmed honey, sugar, a pinch of salt, and lemon zest to the cottage cheese mixture and mix again.
- Honey: 3 tablespoons
- Sugar: 4 tablespoons
- Salt: pinch
- Lemon: 1 piece
6
Grease the sides and bottom of the baking pan with butter. Place the first flatbread in the pan, evenly spread 1/8 of the cottage cheese mixture on it, and cover with the second flatbread. Next, add the second part of the cottage cheese mixture, cover with the third flatbread, and continue assembling the pie. Generously grease the top flatbread with butter.
- Butter: 9 tablespoons
7
Bake the pie in an oven preheated to 190 degrees for about 40 minutes.