Khachapuri is a traditional dish of Georgian national cuisine. Despite the fact that many people call it any cheese cake, this is not entirely true. In Georgia, they are rather sensitive to national dishes, so they patented the name “khachapuri”. Cooking this dish does not carry any special actions, nevertheless it is a special bread that gives strength and positive.
There is no single classic recipe for this baking. This dish can be of different shapes and have different types of cheese. It all depends on what part of Georgia the dish was prepared. This cake can be cooked in the oven and on the stove. Unmatched khachapuri is obtained even on coals. The preparation of this cake is possible from any
kind of dough. Although previously it was believed that only yeast dough was the basis, but over time, yeast began to be added in Georgia itself. In addition, you can experiment and make
cheese cakes from puff pastry.
Cooking khachapuri at home
1. Khachapuri in Adjarian.
For the test you will need a glass of warm milk, 500 grams of flour, salt, a teaspoon of sugar, an egg, two tablespoons of sunflower oil and a bag of dried yeast.
Suluguni cheese, butter and 6 eggs will go to the filling. Add sugar, salt, yeast, egg and flour to milk. Mix well and knead the dough. After that, coat the pan with oil and put the dough in a container, covering it with foil. For one hour, it should be placed in a warm place. When it rises, you need to divide it into 6 parts. In each such piece in the middle, put the grated cheese, but leave the edges empty. Roll them up to make a boat, and grease the top of the entire workpiece with eggs. Now you can send khachapuri to the oven. The cooking is inherently not complicated, it is important to simply get the browned boats then and drive in the middle of each one, salting. Once the protein turns white, you can get the dish out of the oven. You can also add a piece of butter on top for taste.
2. Cooking khachapuri from puff pastry.
For this baking, take 500 grams of puff pastry, the same amount of suluguni cheese or vats, an egg and 60 grams of butter. Put the brine cheese in a bowl and mash with a fork. Add pre-melted butter and chicken egg, mix until smooth. The dough must be rolled into a layer and cut into identical squares.
Spread the filling evenly into squares, but do not forget about the indentation. Fold each corner towards the center to make another square. After that, roll them out with a rolling pin. Lubricate the pan and bake the cakes for 15 minutes. As soon as the baking is browned, then you can get your khachapuri. The preparation of these flat cakes is a little easier than in the first recipe due to the fact that the dough is ready, and you do not need to wait until it rises. In any case, it turns out very tasty and juicy khachapuri that will delight all members of your family. Enjoy your meal!