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Plăcintă cu Brânză

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Plăcintă cu brânză is a common bakery item across Romania, eaten as a snack, breakfast, or light dessert at any time of day.

A flaky Romanian pastry filled with sweetened farmer's cheese, folded and baked until golden — a beloved everyday treat found at bakeries nationwide.

Authentic Romania Plăcintă cu Brânză recipe
Prep
30 mins plus resting
Cook
25 mins
Difficulty
Medium
Calories
515 kcal
Serves
8
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

400gflour
150mlwarm water
400gfarmer's cheese (brânză)
2eggs
80gsugar
100gbutter, melted, for layering

Method

1

Make a soft, elastic dough from flour and water. Rest 30 minutes, then stretch very thin.

2

Mix cheese with eggs and sugar for the filling.

3

Spread filling over the stretched dough, brush with melted butter, and fold into a rectangular parcel.

4

Bake at 190C for 20-25 minutes until deeply golden.

Chef's Tip

Stretch the dough as thin as possible — traditional plăcintă should be paper-thin with many delicate layers.

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