Banitsa – filo cheese pie

Ingredients

• 400 g filo pastry
• 300 g sirene or feta
• 4 eggs
• 250 g plain yogurt
• 80 g melted butter
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

Method

1. 1Heat oven to 190°C and grease a 28 cm round tin. Crumble cheese and mix with eggs, yogurt and bicarbonate.
2. 2Brush two filo sheets with butter, spread some filling along the long side and loosely roll up. Repeat with remaining pastry.
3. 3Arrange rolls in a spiral in the tin and brush with remaining butter.
4. 4Bake for 35–40 minutes until golden and filling is set. Rest for 10 minutes before serving.