Curd pies appeared quite recently, if compared with meat and vegetable pies. The fact is that many peoples were first interested in baking with meat and fish. In the cookbooks of the Romans, Egyptians and Greeks in ancient times, you will not find a recipe for cottage cheese baking. The
use of cottage cheese in food began in the eastern countries. When traveling long distances in rinks, the milk spoiled and gradually turned into curd. It was only after some time that oriental women came up with the idea of combining curd in flatbreads. Then
cottage
cheese began to be put in other baked goods.
Let’s prepare a modern cottage cheese pie at home.
Ingredients for cottage cheese pie dough:
- Flour – 450 g;
- Butter – 200 g;
- Sugar – 120 g;
- Egg – 2 pcs;
- Baking powder – 1 tsp;
- Salt – ½ tsp.
Ingredients for the filling:
- Cottage cheese – 550 g;
- Salt – a pinch;
- Sugar – 200 g;
- Egg – 2 pcs;
- Sour cream – 2 tbsp.
Preparation of cottage cheese cake:
Dip cold butter in flour with baking powder and rub on a coarse grater. Break eggs in a separate bowl, pour salt and sugar to them, beat until the grains of sand are dissolved.
Quickly rub butter and flour into crumbs with your hands
.
Pour the egg mixture into the crumbs and quickly knead an elastic soft dough.
Divide the dough into two parts – one larger than the other.
Take both kolobok in the refrigerator for an hour, cover with cellophane beforehand.
For the filling, pour sugar and salt into the cottage cheese, beat the eggs and add sour cream. Thoroughly beat with a mixer all the ingredients until homogeneous.
Roll out most of the dough into a rectangular layer equal to the area of the baking mold, as well as the sides.
Place the layer in the baking mold, stacking on the bottom and sides. Put
parchment on the bottom of the mold beforehand
.
Pour the filling into the mold with the dough, spread an even layer.
Grate the second colobok on a coarse grater on the cream layer and distribute evenly.
Bake at 170 degrees for 40-45 minutes.
The result is a flavorful sweet cottage cheese pie. This pie is suitable for family tea parties and friendly gatherings.
