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Serbian Proja-Corn bread

  • Wonderful peasant bread made from white corn flour and polenta with added cheese, yogurt, and lard. A very delicious, soft appetizer that replaces bread. You can consume it for breakfast or dinner with the addition of sour milk or yogurt. Follow recipe.

Ingredients: simple, total time: 40 min. 16 portions
  • 4 eggs

  • 7 Tbsp corn white flour / or wheat flour

  • 10 Tbsp corn meal-polenta

  • 3 Tbsp mature cheese / with fat

  • 50 g Greek feta cheese/ mashed, or Trapist cheese grated

  • 200 ml yogurt

  • 5 g baking powder/ 1 tsp

  • 3 Tbsp pork fat/ lard, or 120 ml olive oil

  • 1. 5 tsp salt/ or to taste

  • 180 ml mineral water

  • sesame seeds for sprinkle

  • Baking dish 38 × 25 cm

Preparation:
  1. First, beat the eggs, add yogurt, fat, white corn flour, baking powder, mature cheese, polenta, cover with yogurt and stir with a whisk.

  2. Mash the Greek feta cheese, then add it to the mixture, stir all the ingredients again.

  3. Coat the baking dish, 38×25 cm, with oil on all sides.

  4. Pour the mixture and level it evenly, shake the dish a little.

  5. Turn on the oven to 200 °C. Wait for it to heat up for 10 minutes.

  6. Reduce the temperature to 180 °C and bake for about 25-30 minutes.

  7. Once finished, leave to cool for 15 minutes.

  8. Serve hot or cold.

  9. This cornbread works great as a bread substitute.


Buon appetito!


NOTE:

  • In case you don't have old cream, add more cheese and vice versa.

  • Instead of white corn flour, you can use regular flour.

  • If you don't have lard, use olive oil.

  • Keep the corn bread covered in a cool place 5 days.


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