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Sinori
Lavash rolls with cheese
Sinori: Adjarian lavash rolls baked with nadughi, garlic and butter
GeorgianSinori is a festive dish from the mountain districts of Adjara, around Khulo and Keda, where thin sheets of dough are dried, rolled into tight tubes, packed into a tray and drenched with melted butter and creamy nadughi seasoned with garlic before baking. The ends turn crisp and the inside goes soft and creamy, a little like a savoury bread pudding. Thin lavash gives a good home version. A common mistake is pouring on all the sauce at once; the rolls float and fall apart. Chef's tip: add the sauce in two goes, letting the first be absorbed, and bake until the tops are blistered gold. Traditional nadughi needs no rennet, but ricotta and cream cheese brands vary, so check the label.
- Total time
- 60 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
For the rolls
- 4 thin lavash sheetsabout 30 × 40 cm each
- ½ cup waterfor brushing
For the sauce
- 9 oz nadughi or ricotta
- 3 ½ oz cream cheese
- ¾ cup whole milk
- 3 cloves garliccrushed
- ½ tsp salt
- 4 oz buttermelted
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Method
0/7 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 375°F (fan 350°F). Butter a 20 × 30 cm baking dish with a little of ⅜ oz butter.
Step 2: Cut each 4 thin lavash sheets in half across. Brush lightly with ½ cup water, which makes it pliable, and roll each half tightly into a long tube. Cut the tubes into 6 cm pieces.
Step 3: Stand the pieces upright in the dish, packed tightly together.
Step 4: Whisk 9 oz nadughi or ricotta, 3 ½ oz cream cheese, ¾ cup whole milk, 3 cloves garlic and ½ tsp salt until smooth and pourable, like thick cream.
Step 5: Spoon half the sauce over the rolls and drizzle with half of 1 ⅞ oz butter. Leave for 10 minutes to soak in. Common mistake: pouring it all on at once; the rolls swell and collapse.
10 minStep 6: Add the rest of the sauce and the rest of 1 ⅞ oz butter. Bake for 25–30 minutes, until the tops are crisp and golden and the sauce has set around the rolls.
30 minStep 7: Rest for 5 minutes and serve warm.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 480 kcal
- Protein
- 14 g
- Carbs
- 40 g
- Fat
- 30 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does sinori take?
- About 60 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of cream cheese?
- Mascarpone, same amount.
- What can I use instead of whole milk?
- Semi-skimmed milk with 1 tbsp cream per 240ml (1 cup).
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