Banitsa with onion Luchnik

Fantastic Banitsa with onion “Luchnik” (Video)

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Let’s introduce you to a fantastic Banitsa with onion, also called Luchnik. This is a very tasty traditional Bulgarian meal. It is made with filo pastry and onion. There are different combinations of onion types.

The original recipe is with dough sheets, but let’s see the quicker version with filo pastry. This in no way changes the taste, which remains impressive. Only two ingredients and a fantastic result.

This recipe is perfect for a light meatless dinner or together with meat dishes.

Banitsa with onions (Luchnik)
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Banitsa with onions (Luchnik)

Recipe by PolyaCourse: Bulgarian, Recipes, MainCuisine: BulgarianDifficulty: Easy
Servings

6

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

35

minutes
Calories per serving

478

kcal
Total time

45

minutes

For this recipe, you need only onion and filo pastry. The good thing about this recipe is the freedom to combine different types of onion. You can use red, spring, yellow and leeks. Combination between is as you prefer. Even if you use only one type, you will still get an excellent result.
In this recipe, I use yellow onion and leeks.
Tools you need
Pan for the onions cooking, small tray approximately 28*23 cm. for baking the Banitsa. You can use a bigger tray but should double the onion stuffing quantity.

Ingredients

  • 400 g. Filo Pastry

  • 3 Yellow Onions, chopped

  • 2 Leeks, cut into rolls

  • 50 g. Butter

  • 5 tbsp. Sunflower oil

  • 1 tsp. Savory

  • 1 tbsp. Paprika

  • 1/2 tsp. Salt

  • Black pepper

Directions

  • Start and Cooking

    Chop the onion. Cut the leeks into circles.
    Put the oil in the pan and preheat to medium. When it is ready, add the onions and start cooking.
    Add the savory, black pepper and salt. Stir. Cook for 10 minutes until the onion softened. Stir constantly, so do not burn the onion.


    Banitsa with onions
  • Finish
    Preheat the oven to 180°C. Melt the butter. Take off the filo pastry from the pack and expand them. Take the tray and glaze the bottom with oil. Put two sheets of the filo pastry in the tray. Keep in mind that the filo sheets can be larger than the tray you use. So tuck the protruding edges inward, or use a tray with the same size.
    Pour with a spoon from the melted butter in different places over the filo sheets. Approximately 2 tablespoons per filo layer. Take one big cooking spoon. Add from the ready onion stuffing. After that, put the next two filo sheets. Repeat with butter and the onion stuffing. You have to divide the onion stuffing to have enough for five layers. Finish ordering with filo pastry spread with the last butter. 
    Put it in the oven and bake it for 20 minutes until the edges are browned.
    Leave it cooling. Cut the ready meal on six quadrants.

    Banitsa with onions
  • Serve

    Serving it warm, but cold is also delicious. Suggest as a single vegetarian meal for dinner or as an addition to meat dishes.

Recipe Video