Khachapuri Georgian Cheese Flatbread Recipe

Khachapuri is a home-made cheese bread made in Georgia (in the Caucuses but not in US of A) with MATSONI (fermented milk) and SULUGUNI (cooked cheese, rather salty). This recipe shows a downgraded version with ingredients easily available in any supermarket.

Ingredients:

- 2 cups bread flour
- 1 cup sour milk
- 1 teaspoon instant yeast (can be substituted with 1 ts baking powder)
- 1/2 ts salt

- 400g cheese (combination of mozzarella and any other cheese that melts well, 40/60)
- 1 egg
- Butter to grease bread to prevent crust

Fry on preheated heavy skillet on medium heat for 5 minutes on each side, then grease with butter and cover with cloth to keep from drying.

Yields two khachapuris. You can eat it hot or cold.

The only reason I was using lids was to measure flatbread size because I was using different skillets :)

And you don't really need a rolling pin, you can do everything by hands in less than a minute!

(Hint: Try different kinds of cheese or add fresh coriander to the filling!)

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Khachapuri
• Georgian
• Cheese
• Bread
• Recipe
• cooking
• food
• Georgia
• traditional

[pb4ugo012]

Thank you for this video. I have been wanting to making this. It looks so delicious. What other cheese do you recommend with the mozzarella?

[jcrnda]

@pb4ugo012

Originally in Georgia they use some sort of home-made unsalted cheese (Imereti-style) which is close to Mozzarella or Ricotta in the way it's made. It's not as fresh as Mascarpone but more pressed than cottage cheese.

The good thing is that you can experiment with the cheeses of your preference. I would take any cheese that melts well and holds together. Normally I take Adyg cheese (again, close to the above cheese recipe-wise) and Gauda. You can add Cheddar or similar cheese.

[pb4ugo012]

@jcrnda

Thank you. I used mozzarella and asiago, and it was very good. Loved it. :)

[pgthinker007]

@pb4ugo012

you can try it, but it's not going to be exactly Georgian. Georgian cheese is very diffrent from American, French, Italain, etc. Its like comparing apples and oranges (only blue cheese is close to one of the Georgian cheese). There are all kinds of cheese in Georgia, and every cheese bread requires a specific cheese.

[rakhello]

thanks...yammy very nice the dough smoth and soft...