Gibanica
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The gibanica is a traditional, savory or sweet puff pastry from several Southeast European country cuisines. It is also often prepared for festive occasions. Although the gibanica is most often made with cream cheese, there are also the rarer types with spinach , meat or potatoes and onions . Depending on your taste, the gibanica can be poured with natural yoghurt .
In addition to the savory versions, the gibanica is also available as a cake.
Međimurska gibanica
A variant comes from the Croatian county of Međimurje in which four fillings made from ground poppy seeds, cream cheese, ground walnuts and grated apples are alternately layered with puff pastry or filo pastry in a baking pan. A top layer of sour cream, eggs and / or melted butter is placed on top.
Prekmurska gibanica
This variant comes from the Slovenian cuisine, named after the Prekmurje area around Murska Sobota in eastern Slovenia, which borders on Međimurje. With her, the four fillings are layered in several thin layers. Shortcrust pastry is used as the base .
See also
- Burek , a similar pastry
