Zagorski Štrukli (Zagorje Cheese Strukli) is a traditional Croatian recipe for a classic dish of thin plain flour pastry with a cottage cheese and sour cream filling that's boiled to cook. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Croatian version of: Zagorje Cheese Strukli (Zagorski Štrukli).
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Zagorski Štrukli, a boiled cheesy dish from the Zagorje region of Croatia that's considered one of Croatia's national dishes.
Ingredients:
For the Dough:
500g plain (all purpose) flour
5 tbsp oil
300ml warm water
1 tbsp white vinegar
Pinch of salt
Extra oil
For the Filling:
500g fresh cottage cheese
100g butter
100ml sour cream
Salt and freshly-ground black Pepper, to taste
Method:
Begin by preparing the dough: mix together the flour and salt in a bowl then pour in warm water, vinegar, and oil. Knead the dough with your hands until it's smooth and elastic, not too soft and sticky. Brush the dough with oil then cover with a clean tea towel and set aside to rest in a warm spot for 30 minutes.
Prepare the filling: Mix together the fresh cottage cheese, sour cream, salt, and black pepper in a bowl.
Take a clean tablecloth and dust with some flour. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin until thin and then begin stretching it with your palms and the tips of your fingers. Stretch it from the middle until you make it very thin, almost that you can see through it. Cut out the thick edges.
Sprinkle the dough with melted butter. Arrange the filling mixture over one side of the dough. Now roll it up, using the tablecloth to help.
Using your hands, separate the dough into equal parts and cut them with a plate. Cutting with a plate is a great way to firmly seal the edges and ensure the filling doesn't pour out during cooking.
Cook the štrukli in boiling salted water for around 2-3 minutes until they float to the top. (Just like gnocchi.)
You can serve the štrukli when cooked in the salted water — though there are also a few other ways of serving them. One way is to bake the strukli covered with sour cream for 15 minutes at 200°C; alternatively heat a little butter in a pan with some breadcrumbs and add the strukli to the pan for a minute... just enough time to coat them with the buttery crumbs.
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