Haloze layer cake (gibanica)

Ingredients:

Leavened dough

• 500 g flour, half coarse-grained (hard), half soft flour
• 30 g yeast
• 10 g salt
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1-2 eggs
• 40 g butter

• 250 ml milk

Filling

• 1 kg skuta (cottage) curd cheese
• 200 ml sour cream
• 2 eggs
• 150 g sugar
• 80 g steamed wheat meal

• cinnamon

Topping

• 200 ml sour cream

• 2 eggs

Preparation

Use the ingredients for the leavened dough to mix and knead a dough with medium softness and let it rise. Once it has risen, roll it out and place it in a greased round earthenware mould or baking pan. Fill it with skuta curd cheese filling, pour over the cream topping, and bake it. Serve the layer cake (gibanica) still warm.

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