Khachapuri
non vegetarian

Khachapuri

Prep: 10m
Cook: 45m
Total: 55m

Preparation Steps

1

Dissolve yeast and 1 tsp sugar in 1/4 cup water and let stand 5-10 minutes to proof until foamy.

2

Add milk, 2 tbs sugar, butter, salt, and enough flour to make a soft dough.

3

Place in greased bowl and turn to coat all sides.

4

cover and let rise until double in bulk.

5

shred cheeses, combine all filling ingredients and refrigerate.

6

grease a 9" springform pan very well.

7

punch down dough, shape into a ball, and roll to a 20" circle.

8

Ease dough into pan (fold in half to lift and unfold in pan) letting excess hang over the edge.

9

mound cheese filling onto dough in pan and bring dough up over the filling, folding to make 8-12 evenly-spaced pleats.

10

Twist and pinch ends together to make a rough knob.

11

Cover with a buttered 12" square of waxed paper and let rise until double in bulk.

12

Brush loaf with glaze of 1 egg white + 1 tbs water (or use margarine).

13

Bake 40-50 min.

14

@ 375 or until deep golden brown.

15

Remove bread from pan, place directly on oven rack, and bake for an additional 5 minutes to brown bottom crust.

16

Cool on rack for 45 minutes before cutting into wedges.