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tutmanik Bulgarian Feta Cheese Bread
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Tutmanik

Tutmanik is an amazingly delicious Bulgarian feta cheese bread stuffed with Bulgarian yogurt and feta and eggs.
Prep Time2 hours
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time2 hours 25 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Bulgaria
Keyword: all-purpose flour, Bulgarian feta cheese, eggs
Servings: 8

Ingredients

For the dough

  • 1½ lb flour
  • 1 tbsp active dry yeast
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup milk / lukewarm

For the filling

  • 1 egg
  • 8 tbsp butter
  • 4 oz Bulgarian yogurt, beaten
  • 13 oz Bulgarian feta cheese, crumbled sirene

For the decoration

  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tbsp cold milk

Instructions

For the Dough

  • Use a small cup with water and dissolve yeast and sugar for 10 minutes.
  • Leave the salt aside and mix the rest of the ingredients for the dough using a stand mixer dough for 5 minutes or 10 minutes by hand. Knead the dough and add water if needed until all of the flour is absorbed.
  • Transfer it to a bowl, cover it with towel and leave it in a warm place for 1 h or until it doubles its size.

Filling

  • In a large bowl crack an egg and mix with yogurt and feta cheese.
  • Remove the dough from the bowl and divide it into equal pieces. Grease your hands and roll each piece to a thickness of about 1/2 inch.
  • Preheat the oven to 400F and place parchment paper at the bottom of a baking pan.
  • Add butter and filling on the surface of each piece of dough. Gently roll the dough to form a log and make a medium sized circle.
  • Place them on a baking dish with parchment paper and let rise for 15 minutes. Coat them with some melted butter, egg yolk and milk mixture on top.
  • Bake for 35 minutes or until the bread is golden.