Air-Fryer Banitsa Recipe: Crispy Pastry with Sheep Cheese & Porcini Mushrooms

Air fryers are a gift sent from god. They make cooking so fast, easy, and more importantly a lot less messy. What’s more, air fryers are super diverse – you can make a lot more things in an air fryer than you might think. This next recipe we will show you is the easiest and crispiest salty pastry you can make in an air fryer. It is filled with aromatic dried Porcini mushrooms and tangy sheep cheese. This cheesy pastry is a modern take on a traditional pastry recipe called Banitsa! The best part about this recipe is that it only takes around 35 minutes! So, if you want to learn how to make this delicious savory treat, then keep on reading:

The perfect salty air-fryer pastry filled with 3 types of cheese and dried mushrooms

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Video Recipe for Air-Fryer Banitsa with Sheep Cheese & Porcini Mushrooms

This delicious savory treat is a traditional Balkan recipe. It combines hand-rolled pastry sheets with tangy sheep cheese and aromatic Porcini mushrooms. It is the perfect quick breakfast recipe to make in the morning. Your family will absolutely love this warm air-fryer Banitsa! What’s even better is that you can make this air-fryer pastry and keep it in the fridge as a quick weekday breakfast! So, without further ado, let’s make this delicious savory breakfast idea.

The perfect salty breakfast for the whole family 

Our crispy air-fryer Banitsa recipe in all its glory

Recipe for Air-Fryer Banitsa with Sheep Cheese & Porcini Mushrooms

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time:  25 minutes

This crispy and cheesy Banitsa recipe takes only 35 minutes

Things you will need:

•  2 medium-sized bowls
• a whisk
• silicone brush for melted butter
• a spoon
• air-fryer

Ingredients:

• Bulgarian yogurt – 200 ml. (or Greek yogurt)
• baking soda – 1/2 tsp.
• organic eggs – 4 pcs.
• hand rolled pastry sheets – 400 g (crusts for Banitsa)
• melted cow butter – 125 g
• crumbled sheep cheese – 200 g
• dried Porcini mushrooms – 50 g
• 1 beaten egg for coating the pastry before air-frying

Now gather all of the ingredients and let’s start with the recipe

Step-by-step Instructions:

1. First, pour the yogurt into a bowl, add the baking soda and then mix with a whisk.
2. Then pour the 4 eggs into another bowl, and whisk them well.
3. After that, pour the yogurt and baking soda mixture into the egg mixture, and mix again. Set aside for now.
4. Then take the hand-rolled pasty sheets and place them on a flat surface.
5. Use a silicone brush and brush some of the melted butter on one of the hand-rolled pastry sheets.
6. After that, take the egg and yogurt mixture and spread it on the rolled pastry sheet using a spoon.
7. Now it is time to sprinkle the sheep cheese on top of the pastry sheet.
8. Then it is time to sprinkle the dried Porcini mushrooms on top.
9. After that, roll the left and right sides of the pastry sheet, before rolling the pastry from the bottom up into a tight roll.
10. Then place the pastry roll into your air-fryer, and coat it with egg wash.
11. FInally, air-fry on the baking program at 160 degrees C for 25 minutes. Make sure to flip the pastry halfway. Voilà!

Enjoy!

Crispy, salty, cheesy homemade Banitsa recipe in an air-fryer

Visual Steps

1 Step: First, pour the yogurt into a bowl, add the baking soda and then mix with a whisk.

2 Step: Then pour the 4 eggs into another bowl, and whisk them well.

3 Step: After that, pour the yogurt and baking soda mixture into the egg mixture, and mix again.

4 Step: Set the mixture aside for now.

5 Step: Then take the hand-rolled pasty sheets and place them on a flat surface.

6 Step: Use a silicone brush and brush some of the melted butter on one of the hand-rolled pastry sheets.

7 Step: After that, take the egg and yogurt mixture and spread it on the rolled pastry sheet using a spoon.

8 Step: Now it is time to sprinkle the sheep cheese on top of the pastry sheet.

9 Step: Then it is time to sprinkle the dried Porcini mushrooms on top.

10 Step: After that, roll the left and right sides of the pastry sheet.

11 Step: Then roll the pastry from the bottom up into a tight roll.

12 Step: Be gentle in order not to break the pastry.

13 Step: Then place the pastry roll into your air-fryer, and coat it with egg wash.

14 Step: After that, air-fry on the baking program at 160 degrees C for 25 minutes.

15 Step: Finally, make sure to flip the pastry halfway. Voilà!

Cut into this delicious cheesy mushroom pastry and enjoy! 

That was the end of our delicious journey! Make sure to check out the rest of our yummy recipes on our cooking and baking YouTube channel! There you will find so many unique and tasty recipes to try out like this Black Miso Pasta with Juicy Mushrooms or Crispy Savory Bread with Yogurt, Cherry Tomatoes & Fresh Rosemary. You can find everything from healthy dessert dupes to well-known classic dishes with a twist. Make sure to let us know what you think of this recipe in the comments below the video. And, while you are there, tell us what else you would like to see us make next! Now enjoy this yummy air-fryer Banitsa recipe!

Now enjoy this crispy and super cheesy air-fryer Banitsa pastry 

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