Pogaçe

A round savory bread, plain or filled with cheese, baked until the crust is golden. A bakery staple eaten with tea, yogurt or breakfast. Pogaçe is a round savory bread, sometimes plain, sometimes split and filled with white cheese. Bakeries across Kosovo sell it through the morning next to burek and pite. The crumb is soft and slightly rich from yogurt or butter, and the top is brushed so it browns. Cheese versions are more of a meal. Plain ones are broken and eaten with tea, yogurt or eggs. It is everyday bread with a name and a shape, not a festival dish, which is why it belongs in a Kosovo food list alongside the more famous pies. Serving notes: Eat it warm, the same day it is baked. Cheese pogaçe can stand as breakfast. Plain pogaçe is better torn and shared. It dries quickly, so it is not a dish to save for later. Where to try: Any neighborhood bakery in Ferizaj, Prishtina, Prizren or Gjilan. Morning is the right time. Look for the round loaves beside the burek tray. Ingredients: Flour, Yogurt or milk, Oil or butter, Yeast or baking powder, Salt, White cheese (optional), Egg wash.