Milo’s Gibanica

📜 Collection: Christine Collection | ✍️ Attribution: Milo | 📂 Category: Entrees A traditional Serbian cheese pie featuring layers of crumpled phyllo dough dipped in a rich mixture of cottage cheese, Muenster, sour cream, and eggs. Baked until golden brown and puffed, it makes for a comforting and savory dish.

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Prep Time	Cook Time	Inactive / Chill Time	Yield / Servings
25 mins	1 hour	None	8 servings

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🔪 Key Equipment

• Deep baking dish
• Mixing bowls
• Cheese grater
• Whisk
• Pastry brush

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Ingredients

Measurements	Ingredients	Prep / Notes
1 pkg	Phyllo Dough	also spelled fillo
8 oz	Sour Cream
1 large pkg	Cottage Cheese	tiny curd
2 tbsp	Flour
6	Eggs	separated
1/2 lb	Muenster Cheese	grated (or Brick cheese, up to 1 lb)
1/2 lb	Butter	melted (or up to 3/4 lb)
to taste	Salt
to taste	Black Pepper
as needed	Milk	enough to adjust batter consistency

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Instructions

Step 1: Prepare the Batter

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a deep baking dish with some of the 1/2 lb melted butter.
2. In a large bowl, mix the 1/2 lb grated Muenster cheese, 6 egg yolks, 2 tbsp flour, 1/2 lb melted butter, 1 large pkg cottage cheese, 8 oz sour cream, salt, and pepper together.
3. Stir in enough milk to make the mixture the consistency of pancake batter.
4. In a separate clean bowl, beat the 6 egg whites until stiff peaks form, then gently fold them into the cheese batter.

Step 2: Assemble and Bake

5. Take a sheet of 1 pkg phyllo dough and crumple it loosely like a napkin.
6. Dip the crumpled sheet into the cheese batter, then place it into the prepared deep buttered baking dish. Repeat to make 2 layers of dipped phyllo.
7. Pour any unused cheese filling over the top of the layers.
8. Bake at 350°F for 1 hour until puffed, golden brown, and set in the center.
9. (Alternative Method): Try putting the 1 pkg phyllo dough in flat layers, brushing each sheet with 1/2 lb melted butter, and then spreading the cheese filling, repeating for many layers.

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💡 Make-Ahead & Storage: Can be assembled a few hours ahead and kept refrigerated before baking. Leftovers reheat well in a 350°F oven to restore crispness.

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