Bryndza Pie, Eggplant and Bell Pepper

This cake is good both warm and cold. And instead of feta cheese, you can use the Adyghe cheese.

Ingredients

• 500 g puff yeast-free dough
• 200 g lightly salted feta cheese
• 100 g of hard, aged cheese
• 2 eggs
• 2 large eggplants
• 2 sweet peppers, yellow and red
• 1 large meaty tomato
• 2 red sweet onions
• 1 red chili
• juice of 1 lemon
• leaves of 3-4 sprigs of parsley or cilantro
• olive oil
• salt, freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. Peel the eggplants, grate the flesh on a coarse grater and transfer to a colander. Drizzle with lemon juice and salt. Stir and let sit for 30 minutes.
2. Defrost the dough according to the instructions on the package. Finely chop the onion and chili peppers (with or without seeds). Re-cut into 4 pieces, remove seeds and septa and cut into small cubes. 3. In a saucepan or skillet with a high side, heat 2-3 tbsp. l. oils. Lay out the onion, chili and bell peppers. Fry over high heat, 2-3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, add 100 ml of water and bring to a boil. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Add 1-2 tbsp. l. butter and diced tomato. Stir gently, cover and cook for 3 more minutes.
3. Add the eggplant. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer for 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add finely chopped herbs. Warm up for 1 minute. and remove from heat. Cool the vegetable filling completely.
4. In a bowl, mash the cheese with a fork. Stir until smooth with eggs, beaten with a pinch of salt and finely grated hard cheese.
5. Roll out the dough into two thin rectangular layers of equal size. Brush a baking sheet or a large and relatively shallow rectangular tray with olive oil. Place one slice of dough, forming the sides. Spread the vegetable filling in an even layer. On her - cheese. Cover with a second layer of dough. Carefully pinch the edges along the entire perimeter of the baking sheet, trimming off excess dough if necessary. Brush the cake with butter.
6. Bake in an oven preheated to 200 ° C for 25-30 minutes. Remove and leave the cake for 20-30 minutes. Serve warm or chilled.