Štrukli - Traditional Croatian Winter Warmer

Method

1. 1. Make some dough from Flour, 1 Egg, 2 Dessert Spons vegetable oil, salt, warm water /Combine ingredients with hand or slow mixer with dough hook.
2. 1. Leave the dough mixture for 20 to 30 minutes, and then stretch the dough to a round shape 1 mm thick.
3. 1. Flour the surface to which the dough is stretched. (wooden board or pastry sheet)
4. 1. Make a stuffing of cottage cheese, cream fraiche, egg and salt and fill it over the dough except the edges. (as shown in the picture)
5. 1. Twist the dough from the middle until you make a circle.
6. 1. Carefully fold the edge and add water to seal edges
7. 1. Cut it to the lengths of 10 centimetres using a dinner plate/dough cutter
8. 1. A plate is better than the knife because it will immediately stick the ends of the štrukli.
9. 1. In a medium-sized pan, put the water to boil, and add the štrukli.
10. 1. Add some oil and salt and leave to boil for a few minutes.
11. 1. Be sure to add the salt to the water as it works well for the pasta to have a firmer texture.
12. 1. Fry the breadcrumbs in butter and spinkle over the Strukli
13. 1. Or: Lay in small oven proof dish, cover with creme fraiche, grated mozzarella, and sprinkle with paprika
14. 1. Bake at 180C for 15 mins until top is browned