Slovenian Prekmurska Gibanica Recipe

Name: Slovenian Prekmurska Gibanica Recipe
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: Eastern European
Ingredients: 1 pound apples, peeled, cored, and grated; 7 ounces sugar; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1/2 cup bread crumbs, dry; 1/2 cup raisins, soaked in 2 tablespoons dark rum; 2 tablespoons dark rum, for the raisins; 1 pound cottage cheese, dry curd; 1 1/2 cups sour cream; 7 ounces sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 14 ounces poppy seeds, ground in a or mortar and pestle; 7 ounces sugar; 1/2 cup milk, hot; 1 pound walnuts, ground; 7 ounces sugar; 2 tablespoons milk, or more, hot; 2 large eggs, beaten; 1 1/2 cups sour cream; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 pound filo dough; 4 ounces (1 stick) butter, melted

A traditional Slovenian Prekmurje layered cake, gibanica, features multiple sweet fillings and a rich sour cream topping.

⭐ 3.7 (7 reviews) Prep: 60 minCook: 60 minTotal: 120 minYields: 16 servings

Category Tags:

Dessert Cake

Cuisine Tags:

Eastern European

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Mix ingredients for each of the poppyseed, cheese, walnut, and apple fillings until moist, and prepare the sour cream topping; set all aside.
Brush a 10-inch springform pan with melted butter.
Layer 4 sheets of filo dough in the pan, brushing butter between each pair, allowing some overhang.
Spread half the poppyseed filling, then top with 2 buttered filo sheets.
Spread half the cheese filling, then top with 2 buttered filo sheets.
Spread half the walnut filling, then top with 2 buttered filo sheets.
Spread all the apple filling, then top with 2 buttered filo sheets.
Repeat the layering process using the remaining poppyseed, cheese, and walnut fillings, each followed by 2 buttered filo sheets.
Place 4 final sheets of filo dough on top, buttering between pairs, then trim any excess dough.
Spread the sour cream topping over the cake.
Place the pan on a baking sheet and pierce the gibanica to the bottom in several spots.
Bake for 1 hour or until golden brown, covering with foil if the top browns too fast.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 743 kcal

Carbohydrate: 77 g

Cholesterol: 69 mg

Fiber: 8 g

Protein: 15 g

Saturated Fat: 12 g

Sodium: 217 mg

Sugar: 61 g

Fat: 45 g

Unsaturated Fat: 0 g