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1 hour 20 minutes
4.34 from 21 votes
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Savory Cheese Pie (Placinta cu Branza)

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by: Joanna Cismaru
06.03.20

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This delicious savory cheese pie is truly a treat. A must try! Super simple to make with puff pastry.

Close up of cheese pie cut open with center exposed

This is such an easy savory cheese pie recipe.  I don’t think cheese pies are as popular here in North America as they are in Europe and especially Turkey. There are so many variations of cheese pies, but I found a very easy way for me to make these. Whenever I make them. my husband and I fight over them, that’s how good they are. For these you can use any puff pastry you can find.  I do not make the puff pastry so that’s why this is so easy.

Savory Cheese Pie (Placinta cu Branza)
Savory Cheese Pie (Placinta cu Branza) cut open with the center exposed

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Savory Cheese Pie (Placinta cu Branza)

4.34 from 21 votes
Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 1 hr
Total: 1 hr 20 mins
Author: Joanna Cismaru
Serves: 16
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This delicious savory cheese pie is truly a treat. A must try! Super simple to make with puff pastry.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups feta cheese
  • 500 ml ricotta cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 4 pieces puff pastry
  • fresh dill optional

Instructions

  • Grate the feta cheese in a bowl and mix with ricotta cheese and egg. The reason I add ricotta cheese is so that the pie doesn’t end up being too salty, so the mixture is half feta and half ricotta.
  • Roll out your puff pastry and spread 1/4 of the cheese mixture then roll up the dough. Repeat with remainder of puff pastry, brush with egg wash and poke holes in each pastry with a fork.
  • Bake in the oven at 375 F degrees for about an hour or until deep golden brown. Note, you do not have to butter the baking sheet, the puff pastry has plenty of butter in it so it will not stick.

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 445kcal (22%)Carbohydrates: 29g (10%)Protein: 11g (22%)Fat: 32g (49%)Saturated Fat: 11g (69%)Cholesterol: 43mg (14%)Sodium: 392mg (17%)Potassium: 86mg (2%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Sugar: 1g (1%)Vitamin A: 235IU (5%)Calcium: 165mg (17%)Iron: 1.9mg (11%)
Course:Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine:Romanian
Keyword:cheese pie
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  1. Diane Cuc says

    November 19, 2021 at 5:30 pm

    I have a question. This looks exactly like what my grandmother made. But I am sure she used cottage cheese. Can you tell me if cottage cheese is interchangeable in this recipe? If so, please tell me how you would substitute. Thank you! Diane

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    • Joanna Cismaru says

      November 20, 2021 at 11:48 am

      Hi Diane! I’ve never made it with cottage cheese, but I think it would be fine, just replace the ricotta with it. I would still keep the feta though because it does provide that saltiness to it.

      Reply
  2. Jasmine says

    May 20, 2021 at 6:39 am

    Serve with tomato sauce or sweet chilli do you think?

    Reply
    • Jo Cooks Team AMJ says

      May 20, 2021 at 9:33 am

      Hi Jasmine,

      This recipe is amazing on its own or with any dipping sauce you’d prefer if you want to spice things up. Let us know how the flavor is with any of those sauces you mentioned.

      Reply
  3. Dawne says

    December 25, 2020 at 12:33 pm

    4 stars
    Very good but. Instructions could have been clearer or more specific. Although I know what jelly roll means so many people wouldn’t. Roll out puff pastry to what size is not specified. Spread cheese out how far? Also, I only used 1 pkg of puff pastry and made whole batch of filling then realized the recipe was a double batch making 4 rolls which didn’t make sense to me. It was too late when I realized this and used the whole batch of cheese filling for just 2 sheets of puff pastry and it came out great! So over all was a success just read instructions carefully and make adjustments per other suggestions.

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    • Otilia says

      December 30, 2020 at 4:54 pm

      5 stars
      I made it today! Excellent! My whole family loved it!

      Reply
  4. iptv bayilik says

    September 23, 2020 at 2:27 pm

    Dear Jo! I spended 6 months in Romania.This recipe reminded me days in there.It was amazing experiences. Romania has tasty kitchen with pastry. It was funny when I order water every time they bring sparking water. First thing which I learned was apa plata 🙂 Thanks for great post!
    https://www.iptvforza.com/iptv-bayilik/

    Reply
  5. Gina says

    July 29, 2020 at 10:50 am

    When you say “roll up the dough,” what do you mean? Fold it? In a triangle or rectangle shape? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Gina says

      July 29, 2020 at 10:53 am

      I found the answer in your other comments. Thank you!

      Reply
    • jo says

      July 29, 2020 at 12:50 pm

      You roll it up jelly roll style.

      Reply
  6. Lisa says

    July 25, 2020 at 8:37 am

    5 stars
    I’ve just eaten a piece of cheese pie, wonderful! I did them exactly to the recipe but made turnovers. Will definitely be a regular make!

    Reply
  7. Mary Popa says

    February 23, 2019 at 3:25 am

    My mom made something like this she was from Sidbu Romania or something like that and Transylvania. but she didn’t use the puff pastry dough she made her own go and I didn’t like to mess with the dough so I didn’t watch her she use cream cheese brick cheese cottage cheese egg sugar and vanilla and she made a big I like pizza crust but it was delicious and she put it in a real big square pan or rectangle pan and then she just bake it like a pizza. I want to learn how to make that she died when I was just 14 and now I’m 59 so I’ve been looking for recipes do you have any good dough recipes that I could make or start trying out something for dessert cuz she punch it down and let it rise punch it down and let it ride like three times and then she would use it or she didn’t put nothing on top it would cook like a pizza. And then she made this other thing with fried cabbage and bacon and black pepper and then that’s had the crust on top and the cabbage inside it’s delicious lots of Romanian bacon and onion and cabbage. It would be fried and she also shredded it. Thank you

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    • Joanna Cismaru says

      February 25, 2019 at 1:55 pm

      I’m not sure about the dough she made but I have this recipe for the cabbage with bacon: https://www.jocooks.com/ingredient/pork-main-courses/braised-cabbage-with-bacon/

      Reply
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