Khachapuri Recipe ✶ Khachapuri

This delicious Eastern European bread is great for breakfast or as a party snack!

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 4 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast
• 3 ½ teaspoons white sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup milk
• ½ cup margarine
• 1 pound shredded Muenster cheese, or more to taste
• 1 egg
• 1 egg, separated

Cooking Directions

1. Combine 2 cups flour, yeast, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
2. Combine milk and margarine in a 1-quart saucepan; heat over low heat until milk is very warm and margarine is mostly melted, about 5 minutes.
3. Beat milk mixture into the flour mixture on low speed until just combined. Increase speed to medium and beat until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add remaining 2 cups flour; beat until a soft dough forms. Switch to the dough hook and knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
4. Transfer dough to a greased bowl. Turn over to coat. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
5. Gently punch down dough to deflate. Let rise until doubled again, about 45 minutes.
6. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch round baking pan.
7. Gently punch down dough and roll into a circular shape. Transfer to the baking pan.
8. Mix Muenster cheese, egg, and egg yolk together in a bowl. Spread over dough in the baking pan. Gather up dough in 1 1/2-inch pleats. Squeeze pleats together gently and twist to make a topknot.
9. Let dough rest, 10 to 15 minutes. Brush with egg white.
10. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts

• calories388.9
• carbohydrateContent35.1 g
• cholesterolContent68.9 mg
• fatContent20.6 g
• fiberContent1.4 g
• proteinContent15.5 g
• saturatedFatContent9.1 g
• sodiumContent734.4 mg
• sugarContent2.8 g