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Christmas Noche Buena
Adjarian Khachapuri - Adjara Christmas Cheese Boat
Adjara's festive cheese bread - boat-shaped bread with egg and cheese. This Georgian autonomous republic represents Black Sea heritage and unique regional cuisine.
100
Total Minutes
6
Servings
Vegetarian
Cooking Times
85 min
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
100 min
Total Time
Ingredients (9 items)
4.00 cups
All-purpose flour
1.50 cups
Milk
warm
2.00 tsp
Yeast
1.00 lb
Sulguni cheese
or mozzarella
0.50 lb
Feta cheese
6.00
Eggs
0.50 cup
Butter
melted
1.00 tbsp
Sugar
2.00 tsp
Salt
Instructions (8 steps)
1
Make dough: mix flour, yeast, sugar, salt, warm milk. Knead until smooth.
10 minutes
2
Let rise in warm place 1 hour until doubled.
60 minutes
3
Mix grated sulguni and crumbled feta.
4
Divide dough into 6 pieces. Roll into ovals.
5
Shape into boats by folding and twisting edges to form rim.
6
Fill center with cheese mixture. Bake at 450°F for 12 minutes.
12 minutes
7
Crack egg into center of each boat. Bake 3 more minutes.
3 minutes
8
Add butter pat on top. Mix egg and cheese at table. Adjara Christmas.