Cheese Pie

The famous story of Judith and Holofernes is said to have taken place on winter days. Judith lured the Assyrian, who was at the head of the invading Judea army of King Nebuchadnezzar, to her place and fed him a salty cheese cake, after which he happily drank a lot of wine. As a result, Holofernes lost his head first figuratively and then literally. Another Jewish heroine, Yael, also finished off the leader of the enemy army, Sisra, and also in the cold. In memory of the heroic deeds of Jewish women who brought victory to the people in winter, such cheese pies are served on Hanukkah. And, please, be careful with the wine, otherwise you never know how it will all end.

Ingredients

• 8 sheets of filo dough
• 100 g butter
• 70 ml extra virgin olive oil
• For the filling: 400 g feta cheese or feta cheese
• 250 g kashkaval cheese (or dry salted cheese)
• 300 ml thick yogurt (preferably goat or sheep)
• 3 eggs
• 4-5 stalks of green onions
• 3-4 sprigs of parsley and dill
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 3 tbsp. l. flour
• salt
• freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. Oil a baking dish. Place the filo dough sheets in it, greasing each sheet with oil. The edges of the dough should protrude beyond the rims of the mold.
2. Preheat oven to 180 ° C. Crumble feta, grate kashkaval. Beat eggs lightly. Chop the herbs, peel and finely chop the garlic. In a bowl, combine the cheeses, yogurt, garlic, herbs and eggs, season with salt and pepper and pour this mixture onto the dough.
3. Wrap the overhanging ends of the dough on the filling, leaving the middle open, coat everything with the rest of the butter.
4. Bake 45 minutes, until cake is golden brown. Cool on a wire shelf for 20 minutes. and cut into portions.