Easy to made Cheese Pie (Serbian: Gibanica)
* 1 packet filo dough
* 500 gr low fat cottage cheese
* 500 gr full fat cottage cheese
* 3-5 eggs
* 1 tsp salt
* 1/2 a cup of oil (sunflower, or other light-tasting oil)
* 1 cup milk
* 1/2 a cup of buttermilk
* 20 gr butter
* 2 dl of water
Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
Mix eggs, add mixed cheese, salt, milk, buttermilk, and beat until
well combined. .
Mix 2 dl of water with oil, to cover bottom of dish, top and layers of filo dough also.
Place one layer of pastry in the bottom of a deep pan. Dip almost all of the remaining pieces of pastry into the batter and then place them at random in the pan. Reserve about three
undipped pieces for the top, as well as several tablespoons of butter. Cover the top of the mixture
with the remaining pastry layers. Cut up the butter into small pieces and place on the pastry. Spoon
the remaining butter and the additional tablespoon of milk over the top. (Or just with oil-water mixture only). Cook for about 40 minutes,
until nicely browned on top. Invert onto a plate. Serve warm. This dish is often accompanied by a glass of yogurt or beer.