Cheesniki have long been considered an ancient dish. In the XIX century, Turgenev called them so in his work “Novi”.
It is noteworthy that cheesecakes appeared in about XI century, and the word curd – in the XVIII century from the word “create”. Until then, curd was called cheese. Therefore, cheesecakes got their name from the ancient pronunciation of the word curd
. Cheesecakes retained their round shape from the times of paganism. The circle personified the sun god Yarilo.
Let’s tell you how to cook delicious cheesecakes according to a modern recipe.
Ingredients for cheesecakes:
- 9% cottage cheese – 250 g;
- sugar – 2 tbsp;
- egg – 1 pc;
- salt – a pinch;
- leavening agent – 1 tsp;
- flour – 80 g;
- vegetable oil – 50 ml;
- semolina – 1 tbsp.
Preparation of cheesecakes:
In the bowl of a blender put cottage cheese, granulated sugar and egg, beat until homogeneous. Transfer the cottage cheese mixture into a bowl, pour in the same baking powder and flour, knead the dough
. Do not forget to salt the dough,
knead
it to the state of elastic and not sticky lump
.
Sprinkle the table with semolina, roll out the dough into a not particularly thick sausage.
Divide the sausage into small pieces. Using a knife, lightly flatten the pieces into neat pucks.
In a frying pan in vegetable oil fry the cheesecakes for 15 minutes under a lid on both sides.
It is recommended to serve the cheesecakes with condensed milk or honey.
Cheesecakes also go well with sour cream.
