Achma from pita bread is a layer cake with cheese-curd filling, a feature of which is the cooking method. The dish came to us from the Caucasus and, in terms of its main components, is somewhat reminiscent of khachapuri.
In our article we will tell you how to cook lazy acchma from pita bread, which in taste is not inferior to the original Georgian puff pie. However, it is prepared much faster and easier.
Features of the preparation of the pie
According to the classic recipe for dishes taken from the Caucasian cuisine, achma (correctly emphasize the last syllable) is more like a pie formed from several layers of thin, non-layered dough, which must be boiled a little in advance, then combined with the filling and then baked.
According to established tradition, various varieties of soft salty cheese are used as fillings for a dish. This can be suluguni, slightly salted feta cheese, Ossetian, Adyghe, as well as Imereti cheese. They can also be mixed or combined with warmed butter. If the cheese is very salty, it is combined with cottage cheese. In addition to cheese fillings, you can make acchma from pita bread with meat, mushrooms and herbs.
Since the preparation of a Caucasian dish according to the classical recipe is subject only to an experienced chef, and naturally, everyone should try achma, we recommend that you pay attention to an easier way to cook it.
How to choose the right products
When purchasing ingredients for preparing acma, you need to pay attention to the following points.
- Pita bread should not be bought in ordinary stalls, but in a store. Since the product sold by hand was probably baked in unsanitary conditions. In addition, it is worth paying attention to whether pita bread is packed in plastic packaging or not. A cake made from unleavened dough, which is in polyethylene, quickly fills and deteriorates. The color of the pita should be pale beige. A brown product indicates an excess of margarine. In quality pita, only dough bubbles can be brown.
- Kefir for Georgian pie is better to take bold. Ideal is 2.5%.
- Suluguni is great as a filling for achma. It should not contain starch, any dyes or synthetic components. Suluguni, bought in a store, is likely to be white, as it is made from low-fat milk. Cheese purchased on the market may be yellow, which indicates its fat content.
- In the event that the filling of the pie is formed by combining cheese and cottage cheese, it is worth paying attention to the composition of the fermented milk product. It should be made only of milk. If the label indicates that the curd obtained is a dairy or curd product, it follows that it contains vegetable fats. Such cottage cheese is not very tasty, and perhaps even unhealthy, because it is not clear what specific vegetable fat contains the product.
After familiarizing yourself with simple rules that will help you when choosing the necessary products, using the presented recipes for achma from pita bread with cheese, you can make a stunning appetizing pie. It will be a great addition to Sunday tea or coffee.
Pita bread with cheese
A dish prepared according to this recipe turns out to be very tasty, satisfying and aromatic. Pie can be cooked by baking in the oven or using the slow cooker.
For cooking, you will need the following components:
- pita - 2 pcs.;
- cheese - 250 g;
- eggs - 2 pcs.;
- kefir - 450 ml;
- greens - a bunch.
Practical part
Start cooking acma from pita bread in the oven with the preparation of the ingredients. Grate the cheese using a grater. Beat eggs with a whisk and combine with kefir. Rinse the greens, dry, chop and add to the kefir-egg dressing.
To start baking a pie, you should prepare a split mold. Then one pita bread should be folded in half and cut two circles to fit the bottom of the mold. The pieces of pita bread that remain are worth chopping.
The next stage is the formation of acma from pita bread with cheese. To do this, put a whole pita bread on the bottom of the form so that the edges hang from it. After that, 3 tablespoons of kefir-egg dressing should be poured over it and strew with a layer of cheese. Then lay out another pita, smeared with dressing and sprinkled with a layer of cheese.
Getting to the formation of the third layer, you should repeat the previous manipulations. From the remaining pieces of pita bread you need to form the last layer of the pie, evenly fill it with dressing and strew with grated cheese. The hanging edges of the first pita should be wrapped in and pour the remaining kefir-egg dressing. Achma from pita bread with cheese according to the recipe is baked for about 45 minutes in the oven at a temperature of 180 ° C.
Option of a cake cooked in a multicooker
Based on the recipe presented, you can get a gentle, tasty and aromatic achma, which is best served hot with milk or tea. In the event that the cake cools down, it can easily be re-heated in the microwave.
For cooking you will need:
- pita - 2 pcs.;
- Suluguni - 300 g;
- eggs - 2 pcs.;
- kefir - 500 ml;
- butter - 50 g;
- greens - a bunch.
Step by step recommendations
Start the process of preparing acma from pita bread with the preparation of dressing. To do this, in a separate bowl, mix the eggs and kefir. Cheese must be grated. Then you need to prepare a slow cooker. To do this, lubricate its bowl with a small piece of butter.
Now you can proceed to the formation of the cake. At the bottom of the multicooker bowl, lay one pita bread, of course, that its edges will hang slightly, we will remove them later. The second pita bread should be torn apart by hands and put into a container with kefir-egg dressing.
When the pieces of pita bread are slightly soaked, they should be put in a bowl and strew with grated cheese. This procedure must be performed until the cheese and, accordingly, the pita are over. After that, it will be possible to wrap the edges of the first pita bread in a bowl and pour kefir-egg mixture over the future pie. The final step is to spread the chopped butter onto the Achma.
Cover the lid and install the Baking program. Pie is cooked for 40 minutes. When the multicooker finishes the process, the acchma must be turned over using a steaming basket and put back on the Baking for about 20 minutes. After this time, you can get an incredibly tasty dish from the bowl and start tea drinking.
Pita Achma with cheese and cottage cheese
For a change, you can use suluguni cheese and high-quality cottage cheese as the filling. In this case, it is better to give preference to loose curd, as it will be more convenient to mix it with suluguni.
For cooking, you will need the following components:
- pita - 2 pcs.;
- cottage cheese - 450 g;
- cheese - 250 g;
- kefir - 400 ml;
- greens - a twig.
Step-by-step instruction
To cook lazy acma from pita bread with cottage cheese and cheese, you need to prepare the filling. To do this, cottage cheese should be combined with cheese. Cut the pita bread into pieces so that they match the size of the prepared baking dish.
Before spreading the cakes from unleavened dough on a baking sheet, the bottom should be smeared with sunflower oil. Kefir should be poured into a separate container. On the laid pita bread, pour kefir and evenly distribute the cheese-curd filling. Lower the next layer of pita bread into kefir and place on top of the filling. Such manipulations should be carried out until the pan is filled. A dish is prepared for about half an hour at 180 ° C.