Khachapuri in Imereti cheese - how to make tortillas with cheese in a frying pan, a step by step recipe photos

Khachapuri - a Georgian national burrito. But this is a general characteristic, because varieties of khachapuri in the Caucasus, about the same number (and even a little more), and much of the mountain peoples. Filling in a cake can be from potatoes, beans, meat and even fish. A form - is not only round, but also square or in a boat. And the dough in various fields using different. But an absolute classic, and it is recognized by the Georgians themselves are Imeretia khachapuri with cheese. Prepare them from the pastry without yeast and stuffed with soft cheese brine. Here we are today, and they will prepare. Preparation, subtleties nuances of the different stages are set out in detail in the recipe step by step decorated with photos.

To prepare delicious Imeretia khachapuri with cheese, you need to knead the dough and make the stuffing. In this way we are going to do in the preparatory phase.

The dough for khachapuri in Imeretia

The basis of the test is the Georgian National fermented milk product is yoghurt. But it is permissible to replace the low-fat sour cream, yogurt or kefir. For us it is natural unsweetened yogurt - 1 cup. Back in the dough will 2 cups flour, 1 egg, 1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil, a teaspoon of sugar and salt and 0, 5 teaspoons of soda.

Today is a rare case where you can not use the bread machine or a kneading machine. The dough should have a very watery and sticky, mechanical helpers it only smear. Therefore, we armed with wooden Veselka and a large bowl. In a bowl pour the egg, dairy products, butter, salt, sugar and mix well.

In a liquid base rate sift flour, baking soda is added to it and the first mix baking soda with the flour, and then with a liquid component.

Veselka spatula-mix the dough until smooth. It is watery and sticky, add flour but can not otherwise be lost khachapuri peculiar tenderness.

kneaded dough contact (that is applied without air bubbles) and polyethylene camouflage ship for half an hour in a cool place.

Toppings for khachapuri cheese

The stuffing Imereti khachapuri logically should be Imereti cheese - soft, salted, with the aroma of cumin, or jeera, with flakes of black and red pepper. But it is permissible to use and more common Adyghe - with some modifications. A few hours before cooking Adyg take a piece of cheese (practically unsalted), we omit it in a salt solution, and the top of vysyplem good pinch cumin and cumin. Swim in a brine overnight, Adygei cheese will become necessary to us the taste and aroma.

pulled out from the brine cheese is rinsed, obsushivayut cloth and rub on a coarse grater.

Add a raw egg, sprinkle with freshly ground with a mixture of black and red pepper.

cheese stuffing mix thoroughly and it is ready.

How to sculpt khachapuri

Generously sprinkle a cutting board with flour, falls out of the bowls of ripe dough. Form the dough sausage, which we divide into 5-6 pieces.

Hands crumble slice into a pancake.

Spread on cake stuffing, crush it into a ball, to remain inside the air as little as possible.

Pulling up the edge of the cake form a bun with filling. The dough is not stuck, hands constantly dipped in flour.

Now, we carefully and gently, from the center to the edges, turning several times and constantly podsypaya flour, knead our hands should bun, turning it into a pancake. When the size of the cake will be the same size as the bottom of our favorite frying pan, a little stroll rolling pin - to align.

As in the Imereti bake khachapuri

These delicious cakes to yogurt and cheese baked on a dry griddle tolstodonnoy. Heat the pan slightly above the average temperature (on a scale from a maximum position 3, heat set at 2). On hot pan spread Imeretia hachapuri cheese seam down, closing the cover and starting the next mold product.

As soon as the cake bottom browns, turn over and re-camouflage cover.

Flapjack swollen bubble - means it is ready, it's time to shoot.

In the hot cake put a piece of butter, when it melts - smeared with a brush over the entire surface and the sides.

Gentle, rosy, fragrant Imeretia khachapuri with cheese ready!

These hearty and delicious cakes on yogurt and cheese - full separate dish. One cake can replace an entire meal.

But they are perfectly combined with meat, fish, vegetables, herbs, and therefore, are equally relevant and commonplace, and at the festive table.