Prekmurska gibanica🇭🇺

Prekmurska gibanica 🇸🇮 (not 🇭🇺 — it’s actually a traditional Slovenian dessert!) is a rich, multi-layered pastry that’s both luxurious and deeply rooted in regional tradition. Originating from Prekmurje, a northeastern region of Slovenia, this dessert is packed with layers of poppy seeds, cottage cheese, walnuts, apples, and cream, all nestled between sheets of phyllo dough.

It’s similar to strudel or baklava in texture but distinct in its layering of four unique fillings.

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Prekmurska gibanica🇭🇺

✨ Ingredients:

For the pastry:

• 1 package phyllo dough (you’ll need about 12–14 sheets)
• Melted butter for brushing (about ½ cup or more)

For the poppy seed filling:

• 1 cup ground poppy seeds
• ¼ cup sugar
• ½ cup warm milk
• ½ tsp vanilla or a pinch of cinnamon (optional)

For the cottage cheese filling:

• 1 ½ cups cottage cheese or farmer’s cheese
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp sugar
• Zest of ½ lemon
• Optional: 1 tbsp sour cream

For the walnut filling:

• 1 ½ cups ground walnuts
• ¼ cup sugar
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ½ cup warm milk

For the apple filling:

• 2–3 medium apples, grated
• 2 tbsp sugar
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• Optional: 1 tbsp breadcrumbs (to absorb moisture)

For the sour cream topping:

• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 egg