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Larysa Polishchuk Saperavi Larysa ’ s enthusiasm for cooking Georgian specialties began in her home of Ukraine . Although Georgian cuisine is lesser known than that of its neighbouring countries , it is characterized by exciting dishes influenced by Greece , the Mediterranean , Turkey and travelers moving along the Euroasian trade routes . The gooey , cheese filled bread , khachapuri is a beloved breakfast dish and favourite at celebrations . Khinkali exemplifies an exciting flavour merger of eastern and western cooking .
Khachapuri Adjaruli
INGREDIENTS Dough 1 cup water 2 3 / 4 cups flour 1 1 / 2 tsp sugar 1 1 / 2 tsp salt 2 tsp instant yeast 1 / 3 cup oil
Filling 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese 1 cup grated feta cheese 4 large eggs 1 / 3 cup butter
Garnish parsley cilantro
METHOD Dough 1 . Pour water into a deep bowl . 2 . Add flour , sugar , salt , yeast and oil and mix with a spoon . 3 . Put dough on a table and continue to knead for about 5 minutes . 4 . Cover the dough with a towel and leave to rise in a warm place for 30 minutes . 5 . Knead the dough again for about 2 minutes and divide into 4 parts . 6 . Form each part into a ball . 7 . Leave the dough balls under a towel for 15 minutes . 8 . Place dough balls on 16 ” x 12 ” parchment paper .
9 . Press dough balls into 8 ” circles . 10 . Roll them out to an oblong shape approx . 12 ” long . 11 . Roll the sides inward . 12 . Pinch the two long edges together at their ends shaping the dough into a boat shape approx . 7 ” x 12 ”.
Filling 1 . Preheat oven to 375 ° F . 2 . Mix the cheeses . 3 . Divide equally into 4 parts and put into the middle of each boat . 4 . Press the cheese down with your hand . 5 . Let sit to rise in a warm place for 5 minutes . 6 . Brush with melted butter and bake for 15 minutes . 7 . Add a raw egg to each boat and put back in the oven for 1-2 minutes . 8 . Remove from oven and add 2 tsp of butter to each boat . 9 . Plate and garnish with herbs . 10 . To serve , mix the egg into the cheese using a fork . 11 . Eat by breaking off pieces of bread and dipping them into the gooey cheese mixture .
Yield 4 servings
20 ciao ! / aug / sep / two thousand twenty-two