As I had posted on my Instagram the other day, where has this food been my whole life? A Georgian (Khatchapuri) cheese boat! It is making its way tonthebUS , you can now find them served in NYC. I decided I needed to try this because, well, I love cheese. Anything with cheese! It is so amazingly good and am so happy this has come into my life!
This recipe is traditionally baked in the oven but I decided to give it a try in my Air fryer. For me I make it one at a time because my husband does not eat cheese but if you make a few at once you can certainly cook it in your oven. My next experiment with this is to cook it in my outdoor pizza oven.
To start you make the dough first. I made mine a day ahead and placed it in the refrigerator. Cut it into quarters to make 4 cheese boats.
Roll out the dough into roughly 9″-12″ disc like a pizza then roll it up on the sides to make a boat shape. I find placing it on a parchment paper cut to the size of your air fryer pan makes it easier to transport and lift out of the air fryer.
Mix the cheeses together and fill the center of the boat, as much as it can hold piled high.A few big heaping scoops of the yummy cheese. I haven’t tried it yet but I can imagine adding some additional toppings into the mixture like pepperoni, spinach or mushrooms would be a twist on this classic dish.
Brush the dough with the egg wash and place in your Air fryer. Cook it at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly and the dough is golden brown. If you are planning on making it in the over you can cook it at 450 degrees
Then its my favorite part! As soon as the it comes out of the oven make a small well in the middle of the cheese and crack a room temperature egg on top and a pat of butter. and place back on air fryer for 3 minutes. The egg should be whitish but still runny. Then mix it all together with the cheese and devour. I know it sounds weird, it did for me but trust me. The egg cooks in the hot bubbly cheese. Now its time to dig in, break apart that bread and dip dip dip!
I expected this to taste like pizza without the sauce but it doesn’t, the combo of the different cheese and egg brings this to a completely different type of dish.
Does this look amazing or what!
Cheese Boat- Air Fryer Recipe
These are served all over Georgia and its making its way across the country. I saw this on the Food Network and new I had to give this at try! Yummy cheese topped with an egg and butter, sounds weird but its amazing!
Ingredients
For the Dough
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp yeast
- 3-4 cups flour
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 1 tbsp olive oil
For the cheese mixture
- 1 1/2 cups Shredded mozzerella
- 1 1/2 cups Shredded Farmers Cheese (You can usually find it in the deli and have them cut a large piece and shred at home)
- 1 1/2 cups Crumbled feta cheese
Egg Wash
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp Water or milk
Cheese boat topping
- 1 egg ( room temperature) not cold or it won't cook
- 1 pat of butter
Instructions
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Mix the dry ingredients for the dough in a mixer.
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Combine the water and milk and heat in microwave for 45 seconds.
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Slowly add in the water/milk to the dry ingredients in a mixer using a dough hook. Once its smooth and stretch add in the olive oil and mix for an additional minute or so.
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Grease a bowl with olive oil and place dough inside and cover with plastic wrap in a warm dry place for about 1 hr.
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If not using right away after dough rests place in fridge over night.
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Mix the cheese together in a separate bowl
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Once dough is ready. Cut into 4 quarters.
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Flour your counter surface and roll out dough into 9"-12" round circle. Like a pizza.
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Cut parchment paper to size of our air fryer or baking sheet. Place dough and roll up sides on both sides until a boat shape is formed.
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Fill the boat with the cheese mixture and brush dough with eggwash
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Place in air fryer at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and dough is golden brown.
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Immediately remove from air fryer or oven and make a well in the center of the cheese. Crack a room temperature egg on top. Place back in air fryer for 3 minutes. The egg will cook in the hot cheese and should be whitish but still runny. Serve and add a pat of butter mix in with cheese and dig in!
Recipe Notes
If cooking in over bake at 450 degrees for 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Add egg and cook for about 5 minutes.
