Prekmurska Gibanica

A Spanish blogger who spent some time in Slovenia reminded me of prekmurska gibanica. It is one of the best pastries I have tried and is possibly one of the most renowned Slovenian dishes. It consists of two kinds of pastry: flan for the bottom and filo for the layers, and four kinds of filling: ground poppy seeds, cottage cheese (with or without raisins), ground walnuts and sliced apples.
The whole recipe can be found here.

I must admit I have never made this one before and it's unlikely that I ever will. It's simply too complex and time consuming to prepare at home. But it is absolutely delicious stuff although somewhat heavy and if you ever get a chance give it a try.

OK, this is kind of a lazy sort of post and I was hoping at least to be able to provide a photo of gibanica. But, incidentally, the shop that sells the stuff (and has it almost always in stock) ran out of it by the time I came by. So, no photo today but I hope to produce it tomorrow if I'm not too busy.

One more thing perhaps, silly though it may be, and which has become some sort of an inside joke among Slovenes (although some even take it seriously). Some smart-ass once wanted to translate the name of the cake into English and this is what came out: Over-Mura moving cake. Makes no sense, eh! Mura is the name of the river that runs through the region where this pastry is originally made. 'Gibati' in Slovene means 'to move' but also, in a more archaic sense (but in this case definitely more appropriate), 'to fold'. But the fact is, no matter the name, the thing is damn good.