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This Makedonska pogača comes from an old family cookbook and is a rustic savory bake that is best served warm.

Preparation time 15 minutes
Making time 35 minutes
Servings 4
Course Snack, breakfast, lunch
Country / Region Macedonia, Balkans

Ingredients

  • 150 g sheep cheese
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup sour milk or kefir
  • 1 cup of olive oil
  • 1 baking powder sachet
  • 15 tablespoons flour
  • fat for greasing the baking tray (you can also use baking paper)
  • salt

Instructions Link to heading

  1. Crumble the cheese into a bowl.
  2. Add the eggs, sour milk, oil, baking powder, flour, and a little salt.
  3. Mix everything into a soft batter or dough.
  4. Grease a baking tray well and spread the mixture into it. (You can also use baking paper if you prefer.)
  5. Bake in a preheated oven until the pogača is golden and cooked through.
  6. Serve warm, ideally with sour sheep milk if you have it.
Makedonska Pogača
Makedonska Pogača
Makedonska Pogača
Bake in a preheated oven until the pogača is golden and cooked through.
Makedonska Pogača
Serve warm, here with a sour cream.

Notes Link to heading

The original recipe uses sour milk and baking powder, but I sometimes make it with kefir instead of sour milk. Another variation I have tried is replacing the baking powder with 100 g of sourdough starter, which gives it a slightly different character.

It is a humble but comforting bake, simple ingredients, old-school method, and best enjoyed warm.

Vesela kuharija 😋👌

This recipe comes from the old cookbook Jugoslavenska kuhinja, inherited from my late grandmother.

This recipe comes from the old cookbook Jugoslavenska kuhinja, inherited from my late grandmother. ❤️