Breakfast

Tajik fitir

A golden, flaky pastry where the buttery layers of dough pull apart under your teeth. It's enjoyed at breakfast or with afternoon tea, served in warm pieces.

55 min
4 servings
Medium
Moderate
🇹🇯 Tajikistan

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Ingredients

Optional extras

1 tbsp Sesame seeds

On the side

Milky tea

Nutrition facts

565 kcal per serving

Protein: 12.6 g
Carbohydrates: 52.3 g
of which sugars: 2.3 g
Fat: 32.9 g
Fiber: 2.6 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Mix the flour, salt and lukewarm water until you have a soft dough, then let it rest 30 minutes, covered.
Roll the dough into a very thin rectangle and spread softened butter over the entire surface.
Roll the dough into a tight log, then flatten it and roll it out into a rectangle again.
Spread the crumbled cheese over half of the dough, fold the other half over it and seal the edges.
Roll everything up into a snail shape, then flatten the spiral by hand into a disc about 2 cm thick.
Brush with beaten egg yolk mixed with milk and bake at 200 °C for 25 minutes, until the layers are nicely golden.