🇧🇦 Bosnian Cuisine

Sirnica

Cheese Phyllo Pie

Prep Time 45 min
Servings 6
Difficulty Medium
Calories 382 kcal

Coiled phyllo pastry filled with a rich mixture of fresh cottage cheese and feta, baked until gloriously golden and flaky.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Make dough: mix flour, water, salt. Knead until smooth. Divide into 8 balls, rest 30 min.
  2. 2 Mix cottage cheese, feta, and 1 egg.
  3. 3 Stretch each dough ball very thin on a floured surface.
  4. 4 Brush with oil, spread cheese filling, roll into a rope.
  5. 5 Coil into oiled round pan.
  6. 6 Brush with beaten egg and oil. Bake at 190C for 35 min until golden. Rest 10 min.

Did You Know?

Sirnica is what Bosnians mean when they say "burek with cheese" is wrong; in Sarajevo, calling it burek will earn you a correction.