
Savory Quark Pie Recipe
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Savory Quark Pie Recipe
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This is an amazing savory quark recipe - a cheese pie made with feta and layers of pastry, a Romanian-style borek called Dobrogeana.
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Ingredients
- 14 oz yufka pastry or filo pastry, Note 2
- olive oil for brushing
- 5 large eggs
- 9 oz feta Note 1
- 9 oz low-fat quark
- 1 ½ cup Greek yogurt
- fine sea salt to taste
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F/ 200°C. Brush a deep baking tin with olive oil.
Filling:
- Mix: Place the eggs into a large bowl and beat them well with a fork or a whisk. Crumble the feta into the bowl, add quark and yogurt, and mix well with the fork. Add salt to taste; it depends on how salty the feta cheese is.5 large eggs + 9 oz feta + 9 oz low-fat quark + 1 ½ cup Greek yogurt + fine sea salt
- Don't overmix; you want the mixture to be somewhat crumbly from the feta, it should not become a paste.
Assemble:
- Keep the pastry sheets you are not working with covered with a kitchen towel in the meantime. I prefer to prepare all the pastry layers first, spread them on my very large kitchen table, and when they are ready, divide the cheese filling evenly between the sheets.
- Pastry layer: Take one pastry sheet and brush it lightly with olive oil. Place another sheet on top and brush again. Repeat with a third pastry sheet and brush again.14 oz yufka pastry + olive oil
- Add filling: Place some cheese filling on only one half of the yufka pastry, leaving a little bit of space around the edges. Fold the other half of the pastry on top of it. Brush the folded half again with a bit of oil.
- Push the sides of the pastry towards the middle so that the whole thing forms creases; see the pictures.
- Repeat until you have used all of your pastry and filling. Keep in mind that each layer of pastry should be made out of 3 pastry sheets layered on top of each other with olive oil in between.
- Cut: Place each formed, creased pastry assembly into the prepared pan. When everything is in the pan, cut 3 times across the filled pastry, it will make things easier for you when the pie is ready to serve.
- Bake: Place the baking pan in the oven and bake for about 30 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through. Serve hot or at room temperature.
Notes
- needs to be deep to avoid messing up your oven with the runny cheese filling. Mine is about 2 inches/ 5 cm deep.
- The baking dish needs to be deep to avoid messing up your oven with the runny cheese filling. Mine is about 2 inches/ 5 cm deep.
- Pastry: My yufka pastry pack contained 15 sheets of approximately 17x20 inches/ 43x30 cm. Of course, you do not need these exact sizes precisely; more or less is OK.
- Feta: Preferably sheep's feta, but cow's feta is also ok. Buy a block of feta, not already crumbled feta.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1slice
Calories
233kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
8g
Cholesterol
89mg
(30%)
Sodium
412mg
(17%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16pieces
Amount Per Serving
Calories 233 kcal
% Daily Value*
Serving | 1slice | |
Calories | 233kcal | 12% |
Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
Protein | 9g | 18% |
Fat | 16g | 25% |
Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
Polyunsaturated Fat | 8g | 47% |
Cholesterol | 89mg | 30% |
Sodium | 412mg | 17% |
Fiber | 1g | 4% |
Sugar | 6g | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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