Croatian recipe
How to make Zagorje štrukli
zagorski štrukli
Hrvatsko Zagorje and Zagreb, in the north
Very thin pastry rolled around a filling of fresh cottage cheese, eggs and sour cream, cut into pieces and either boiled or baked with cream until golden.
Ingredients
- For the dough: 300 g plain flour, 1 egg, 1 tablespoon oil, a pinch of salt and about 150 ml lukewarm water
- For the filling: 500 g fresh cottage cheese (well drained), 2 eggs, 150 ml sour cream and a pinch of salt
- For baking: 200 ml single cream and 30 g butter
Method
- Mix the flour, egg, oil, salt and water into a soft, smooth dough. Knead for 5 minutes, brush with oil, cover and rest for 30 minutes.
- Mix the cottage cheese, eggs, sour cream and salt into a thick filling.
- On a floured cloth, roll and then gently stretch the dough with your hands until it is very thin and almost see-through.
- Spread the filling along one long edge, then roll up the dough using the cloth. Cut into pieces about 10 cm long, pressing the ends closed with the edge of a plate.
- Put the pieces in a buttered baking dish, pour over the cream, dot with butter and bake at 200°C for about 35 to 40 minutes, until golden. Serve hot.
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Zagorje štrukli were added to Croatia's list of intangible cultural heritage in 2007.
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