Tutmanik (Cheese Bread )

Name: Tutmanik (Cheese Bread )
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup plain yogurt; 2 medium eggs; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1/2 lb feta cheese (crumbled); 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon paprika; 1 teaspoon caraway seed

Submitted by Brenda.

"Adapted from Bulgarian Rhapsody By Linda Joyce Forristal. Edited to add.... After a suggestion from a reviewer, I have added 1 tbs of sugar and 1/2 tsp baking soda to the ingredients. I tried it with these additional ingredients and while still moist, it is not overly moist. Thanks so much for the feedback =0)"

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photo by Nimz_

Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 cup plain yogurt
2 medium eggs
¹⁄₄ cup olive oil
¹⁄₂ lb feta cheese (crumbled)
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking soda
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon caraway seed

directions

In medium bowl, mix together yogurt, eggs, oil, feta, salt, and sugar.
Sift together flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Slowly add the yogurt mixture and stir well.
Pour into a well-greased 9x9 inch baking dish.
Lightly sprinkle with paprika and caraway seeds.
Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Serve warm with butter.

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Reviews

This was a different kind of bread for us. We baked longer than indicated and it was still a bit doughy. Maybe we will like better toasted. This was prepared for ZWT4 Eastern European Holiday challenge.

Mama Cee Jay
This was very good bread. My DH gave it 5 stars, I would give it 4 for flavor but 5 for ease of preparation. It was so quick and easy to prepare that it could be made with any week night meal. I think it would be good with a little parmesan mixed in or sprinkled on top--I don't know how authentic it would be, but it would taste great. Thanks for posting Nick's mom. Made and reviewed for ZWT4.

MamaJ
Nice bread, has kind of cakey texture, I love the fact that there was no kneading, just mix it together and cook it. The flavour was quite mild so I would probably add some garlic as one reviewer suggested if I was to make it again. Made for ZWT 4.

Mandy
This was really a nice feta bread, but I had a hard time also getting the middle done, even after 30 minutes baking. These texture was fine for me and the flavor was really good. I only used about 6 oz of the feta cheese and mixed it all up in my KA. The batter was very thick and hard to spread. All in all a tasty change. Thanks

Nimz_
Both DH & I really liked this bread. He thot it was great as it was, but I wondered a bit about the texture. It seemed a bit more doughy than I expected. 2 things on my part may have contributed to this. I used my hand-held blender to mix the dough, so the feta cheese was fully incorporated into the batter rather than crumbled & just mixed in. Another factor for me on occasion is my convection oven. After 3 yrs here & using it, I still feel most of my baking is more trial & error than it should be. I did use garlic salt for the salt required (I love my garlic!). The bread had a great flavour, but when I put butter on it - oh my! Pls see my rating system & thx for sharing this w/us.

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