Golden squares of flaky, puff-style pastry stuffed with Adyghe cheese and baked.
Guubat (Baked Cheese Pastry)
Ingredients
Method
- Heat the oven to 200°C and line a tray.
- Mash the cheese with the whole egg and a pinch of salt.
- Roll the pastry and cut into squares.
- Place cheese on one half of each square and fold to seal, or top with a second square and press the edges.
- Brush with egg yolk and prick the tops once.
- Bake 20–25 minutes until puffed and deep golden. Serve warm.
A batch keeps well: reheat briefly in the oven to bring back the crisp layers.
This is the recipe from the Recipes section of the Circassian app, where you can also scale it and save it to your favourites.
Kitchen words in Circassian
The words for what is in this dish, in Kabardian (East Circassian) and Adyghe (West Circassian), with audio from the Circassian app’s lessons and audio course.
| English | Kabardian | Adyghe |
|---|---|---|
| cheese | кхъуейqkhwey | къуаеqwae |
| salt | шыгъуshyghu | щыгъуshchəghu |
| food | шхынshkhyn | шхыныshkhənə |
| delicious | IэфI'ef' | IэшIу'eshIu |
| This is delicious! | Мыр IэфIщ!Myr 'ef'shch! | Мыр IэшIу!Myr 'esh'u! |
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Guubat: questions
How long does it take to make Guubat?
About 50 minutes, according to the recipe in the Circassian app.
How many people does this Guubat recipe serve?
It serves 6. The servings control above the ingredients recalculates every quantity for 1 to 40 people.
What is Guubat made of?
The ingredients are: 500 g puff or flaky pastry; 400 g Adyghe cheese, grated; 1 egg; 1 egg yolk (to glaze); pinch of salt.
Is Guubat an everyday or a festive dish?
The Circassian app files it as an everyday dish (Breads & Grains).
Where does this Guubat recipe come from?
From the Recipes section of the Circassian app. The app’s recipes draw on Amjad Jaimoukha’s book Circassian Cuisine and were cross-checked against Russian and Adyghe food sources.
Sources
- Circassian app, Recipes section, recipe “Guubat (Baked Cheese Pastry)” (recipe data last changed July 2026). The app’s recipes draw on Amjad Jaimoukha’s book Circassian Cuisine and were cross-checked against Russian and Adyghe food sources.
- Circassian app: audio course, Kabardian and Adyghe (the kitchen words: cheese, meat, milk, bread, tea, water, food, delicious), and the lessons’ vocabulary (chicken, salt, butter, honey).
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