Air-Fryer Bulgarian Sirene & Spinach Banitsa Spirals

Grand Tour Recipe

Air-Fryer Bulgarian Sirene & Spinach Banitsa Spirals

Make Air-Fryer Bulgarian Sirene & Spinach Banitsa Spirals with measured UK ingredients, practical air-fryer timings and bold Grand Tour flavour.

Banitsa is Bulgaria's great cheese-and-filo breakfast, all crisp ridges outside and soft, salty filling within. Sirene cheese brings the tang, yoghurt keeps it tender and eggs hold the whole spiral together.

Individual coils suit the air fryer better than one large pie and give everyone more golden edges. A little spinach makes these substantial enough for lunch without stealing the show from the cheese.

Air-Fryer Bulgarian Sirene & Spinach Banitsa Spirals
Air-Fryer Bulgarian Sirene & Spinach Banitsa Spirals preparation stage

You’ll Need

For the Filling
250g feta or Bulgarian sirene, crumbled
150g full-fat Greek yoghurt
2 eggs
100g baby spinach, wilted and squeezed dry
½ tsp black pepper

For the Spirals
8 sheets filo pastry
60g butter, melted
1 tsp sesame seeds

Optional but Dangerous
Extra yoghurt
Chilli honey
A glass of cold ayran

Method

Mix the crumbled cheese, yoghurt, eggs, spinach and black pepper.

Lay one filo sheet on the worktop and brush it lightly with melted butter.

Place a narrow line of filling along one long edge.

Roll into a loose rope, then coil it into a spiral without crushing the layers.

Repeat with the remaining pastry and filling.

Preheat your air fryer to 180°C.

Brush the spirals with the remaining butter and scatter over the sesame seeds.

Arrange in a single layer with a little space between them.

Air fry in batches for 9-12 minutes until crisp, puffed and deeply golden.

Rest for 3 minutes before serving warm.

Lad Tip: Squeeze every drop you can from the spinach. Banitsa wants a creamy filling, not green water steaming through the base and turning the filo into a dishcloth.

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