Rétes🇭🇺

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven: 375°F (190°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Prepare filling: Mix chosen ingredients and set aside.
  3. Assemble the rétes:
    • Lay 2 sheets of phyllo on a damp towel, brush lightly with melted butter.
    • Sprinkle breadcrumbs lightly (to prevent sogginess).
    • Repeat layering with 2 more sheets, brushing each with butter.
    • Spread filling evenly along one edge.
    • Roll up carefully (like a jelly roll), tucking in sides.
  4. Bake: Place seam-side down on baking sheet. Brush top with butter. Bake for 30–35 minutes until golden brown.
  5. Serve: Cool slightly, dust generously with powdered sugar, and slice into pieces.

Tips:

  • If using homemade dough, stretch it carefully on a floured cloth until paper-thin before filling.
  • Sour cream on the side is a very Hungarian touch!
  • Best eaten warm the same day, but also delicious at room temperature.

Would you like me to write out the traditional handmade rétes dough recipe (the stretch-until-transparent kind), or do you prefer the easy phyllo version for now?

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