Cheese Cakes with Herbs, on Kefir

Such cakes under different names (miracle, kutaby, etc.) are made in the Caucasus. Great summer food!

Ingredients

• 300 g flour
• 200 g of kefir with a fat content of 2.5%
• 50 g hard cheese
• 3 tbsp. l. vegetable oil
• 0.5 tsp. sugar, soda and salt
• butter for lubrication

Directions

1. For the filling on the herbs, remove the tough stems and finely chop the leaves. Chop green onions thinly. Heat some butter in a frying pan and fry the herbs and onions in it over low heat, 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat, salt and pepper.
2. For the dough, grate the cheese on a fine grater. Set aside about a quarter for the filling. Add soda, salt and sugar to kefir, mix.
3. Pour sifted flour and grated cheese into kefir, knead the dough. Add vegetable oil, knead until smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit in the refrigerator for 15–20 minutes.
4. Pour the deferred cheese into the cooled filling. Divide the dough into equal parts, weighing about 40 g. Roll each piece into a flat cake, sprinkle with herbs, fold in half, pinch the edges and gently roll out again.
5. Fry the tortillas in a dry, heavy-bottomed skillet (ideally cast iron) until brown specks on both sides. Oil the finished tortillas immediately, stack and keep warm until serving.