Pastry with SABI Balkan Cheese

Ingredients

200 g plain flour
100 g SABI butter (frozen or well chilled)
150 g Sabinovský Balkan-style cheese
1 pc egg
1/2 baking powder
pinch of salt
1–2 tbsp cold water (as needed)
jam (cherry or cranberry)
chopped walnuts for decoration

Instructions

1. In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Add grated butter and work with fingers into a crumbly mixture. Add crumbled Balkan-style cheese and egg, and if needed, cold water to form a firm dough.

2. Wrap the dough in cling film and chill in the fridge for about 30 minutes.

3. Roll out dough on a floured surface to 5 mm thickness. Cut out shapes (e.g., stars) with cookie cutters.

4. Place cut pieces on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and brush with beaten egg.

5. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for about 12–15 minutes until golden. Let cool, add a teaspoon of jam, and sprinkle with walnuts.