Curd cheese cakes are a traditional Russian and Ukrainian delicacy that is very easy and simple to prepare. The main component of cheesecakes is cottage cheese, it contains protein, milk fat, vitamins and the amino acid methionine, which prevent liver diseases and strengthen the human body.
The taste of cheesecakes was appreciated in ancient times. So, according to one of the legends, the Arabian merchant Kanan, having gone on a journey, took with him only food and milk. In the evening, when Kanan wanted to drink milk, he saw that whey and a white lump had formed in the container. Kanan got very upset until he tasted it. Since then, cheese and cheese products were held in high esteem among the ancient Roman nobility and the poor.
Cooking cottage cheese pancakes
Cheesecakes can be cooked in a pan or baked in the oven. In order to make classic cottage cheese pancakes, you will need:
- 300 g of cottage cheese;
- 5 tbsp. l. flour;
- 5 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
- 2 tbsp. l. Sahara;
- chicken egg - 2 pcs.
Put the cottage cheese in a deep bowl and mash it well with a fork. Next, add the chicken eggs and sugar, mix all the ingredients. Pour flour into the curd and mix thoroughly until smooth.
Heat a skillet over medium heat and heat the oil.
Pour some flour on a table or board, make a lump of cottage cheese and dip in flour, then slightly flatten and put in a pan.
You need to fry the cheese cakes for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden brown. Serve the cottage cheese pancakes hot along with sour cream, preserves, marmalades or jam of your choice.
Secrets of delicious cheese cakes
Your cheesecakes will turn out to be very tasty and successful if you follow the following rules:
1. Use not too raw cottage cheese, otherwise the cheesecakes will fall apart. Dry cottage cheese will make the cheese cakes tough.
2. Rub the curd through a sieve or blender - this will make the curd cakes airy.
3. More flour will make the cheesecakes strong, and less flour will make them tender.
4. Do not add a lot of sugar to the curd cakes, because with an excess of granulated sugar, they do not keep their shape well.
5. Greens, tomatoes, boiled potatoes, etc. can be used as an original component of curd cakes.
