Prekmurska gibanica
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History

Wikipedia says it was a festive and ritual dish in Prekmurje, and that the oldest extant document describing it dates from 1828. Prekmurje was under the medieval Kingdom of Hungary until the 16th century and mostly under the Habsburg monarchy afterwards. In Ljubljana, Gostilna Šestica lists a Gibanica Šestica, Slovenska hisa the Prekmurska gibanica for €8.80, and Ja, pr' Lectar says its Prekmurska gibanica won a gold medal.

Common allergens: Gluten, Egg, Dairy, Walnut, Poppy seed

Make it at home

Yield 12Hands-on 45 minTotal 2 hrDifficulty Intermediate

Ingredients

  • 1 packet phyllo pastry (about 400g)
  • 200g butter, melted, for brushing
  • 200g cottage cheese (skuta), 2 eggs, 50g sugar, vanilla (for cheese layer)
  • 150g ground poppy seeds, 100ml hot milk, 80g sugar (for poppy layer)
  • 150g ground walnuts, 100ml hot milk, 80g sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon (for walnut layer)
  • 3 apples, grated, 50g sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon (for apple layer)
  • 200ml double cream and 1 egg for the topping

Method

  1. Brush a deep baking tin (about 25cm square) with melted butter.
  2. Lay two phyllo sheets, brush with butter. Spread the apple layer.
  3. Two more phyllo sheets, brush butter. Spread cottage cheese mix.
  4. Two more phyllo, butter. Spread poppy seed mix.
  5. Two more phyllo, butter. Spread walnut mix.
  6. Top with two more phyllo sheets, brush butter. Whisk cream and egg, pour over the top.
  7. Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 50 minutes until set and golden. Cool fully before slicing.

Tip from the editors. Brush every phyllo sheet with butter so the layers stay separate when baked.

Where to eat prekmurska gibanica

Prekmurska gibanica in Ljubljana

Gostilna Sestica ★ 4.0

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Slovenska hisa ★ 4.2

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Slovenska hisa serves Slovenian breakfast at Cankarjevo nabrezje 13, with regional-style eggs like Kraška or Prekmurska and a view of the Ljubljanica River.

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Gostilna Sokol ★ 4.0

Slovenian TraditionalStari Grad

Gostilna Sokol at Ciril-Metodov trg 18 serves traditional Slovenian dishes, in a place where the city and the countryside offer each other a hand.

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Ja, pr' Lectar ★ 4.0

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Ja, pr' Lectar at Mestni trg 19 has a shop inside the inn with Lectar products made in its own workshop in Radovljica and personalised gingerbread hearts.

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Slovenska hisa Figovec ★ 4.3

Slovenian TraditionalCenter

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