Cottage cheese is a very healthy product from which delicious fillings are obtained. They can fill pancakes, pita bread, as well as bake puffs, yeast buns, make shortbread cookies. The curd filling is complemented to your taste with raisins, berries, jam, canned peaches, and even herbs, spinach, tomatoes and nuts.
For fillings, you can take grain or ordinary cottage cheese, as well as curd mass with candied fruits. In some recipes for savory fillings, cottage cheese can be combined with ricotta and feta cheese.
For homemade baking, yeast, puff, chopped, shortbread dough, as well as lavash and pancakes are used.
Triangular puffs with curd filling
This is a simple dish. If you wish, you can not put sugar in the filling, then you will get not sweet pastries. The required cooking time is 35 minutes.
For 10-12 puffs:
- 1 pack of frozen puff pastry;
- 200 g of cottage cheese;
- 1 large egg and 1 yolk;
- salt and sugar to taste;
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds.
Step-by-step instruction:
Step 1. Turn the oven to preheat to 200 degrees.
Step 2. Defrost the puff pastry. Roll it out thinly and cut into about 10x10 cm squares.
Step 3. If the curd is grain, then mash it in a plate with a fork, or wipe it through a sieve or colander. Add one egg, salt and sugar to your liking.
Step 4. Place 1 tablespoon of the filling on the squares cut out in the center. Cover the curd filling with one side of the dough, making it a triangular shape.
Step 5. Using a fork, push along the edges of the triangle so that the puff does not open during baking.
Step 6. Put the puffs on a baking sheet covered with parchment, brush them with a mixture of yolk and 2 tsp. water, sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Step 7. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
semi-finished puffs can be frozen, they can lie there for up to 3 months. Brush with an egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds before baking.
Nutritional information per puff: 186 calories, 13 g fat, 12 g carbohydrates, 4 g protein.
Triangles with cottage cheese and jam
For this recipe, you can take any jam (strawberry, apple, berry, etc.). Some of the curd can be replaced with a few tablespoons of cream cheese - this will make the filling more tender. The recipe is easy, even a novice cook can handle it.
For 10-12 puffs, you will need the following products:
- 1 pack of frozen puff pastry;
- 150 g jam;
- 200 g of cottage cheese;
- vanillin on the tip of a knife;
- 1 yolk;
- 2-3 tbsp Sahara;
- powdered sugar for sprinkling.
Cooking instructions step by step:
Step 1. Turn the oven to preheat to 200 degrees.
Step 2. Defrost purchased puff pastry.
Step 3. Roll out the dough in a thin layer, cut out medium-sized squares.
Step 4. Mix cottage cheese with sugar and vanilla.
Step 5. Grease the center of each square with jam. Put 1 tablespoon on top. curd filling. Cover with one side of the dough to form a triangle. Use a fork to press down on the edges to prevent the filling from spilling out during baking.
Step 6. Make some decorative cuts on each triangle.
Step 7. Mix the yolk with 2 tsp. water, brush the puffs.
Step 8. Bake for about 20 minutes until golden brown. Sprinkle the finished puffs with powdered sugar.
jam can be replaced with raisins or dried candied fruits. It will be especially interesting to look at dried cherries in baked goods. You can also make a curd-lemon filling by adding 2 tsp. lemon zest and 1 tsp. lemon juice.
Triangle biscuits "Houndstooth"
This is a very tender and tasty classic cookie that cooks quickly. It will appeal to both adults and children.
For 25-30 pieces of cookies you will need:
- 150 g of cottage cheese;
- 150 g butter at room temperature;
- 200 g flour;
- 1 tsp baking powder;
- 1/3 cup sugar
Step 1. Beat the softened butter together with the curd with a mixer.
Step 2. Pour in the sifted wheat flour, knead the dough with a wooden spatula. Add a little more flour if necessary. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least half an hour.
Step 3. Roll out the chilled dough on a slightly floured surface, 0.5 cm thick. Put the sugar on a flat plate.
Step 4. Cut out circles from the dough with a glass.
Step 5. Dip each circle in sugar, then fold in half, roll again, fold again and dip in sugar a third time.
Step 6. Put the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment, bake in a preheated oven to 180 degrees for 15 minutes.
Triangular cookies with lemon curd filling and poppy seeds
For a dough for 20 pieces of cookies, you will need:
- 180 g butter at room temperature;
- 50 g sugar;
- 50 g icing sugar + 20 g for sprinkling;
- vanillin on the tip of a knife;
- 2 cups of flour;
- ¼ tsp salt;
- 1-2 tbsp poppy.
For filling:
- 90-100 g of cottage cheese (not grained);
- 2 eggs;
- 50 g sugar;
- zest of two lemons;
- 2 tbsp lemon juice;
- a pinch of salt;
- 60 g butter, softened, diced.
Cooking recipe;
Step 1. Prepare the dough. Using a mixer on medium speed, combine the butter, sugar, icing sugar, vanillin until smooth. Reduce the speed to minimum and add the sifted flour and a pinch of salt in portions. If the dough turns out to be thin, add a little flour additionally. Add poppy seeds.
Step 2. Put the finished dough on a table covered with flour. Form a ball. Divide in two and refrigerate for half an hour.
Step 3. Roll out the first ball of dough into a layer 0.5 cm thick. Cut out squares, each of which is cut diagonally to form a triangle. It is much more convenient to use special triangular shapes.
Step 4. Roll out a second ball of the same thickness. In each triangle, make a decorative triangular cut.
Step 5. Place the triangles on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake in a preheated oven to 180 degrees for 8-12 minutes.
Step 6. Prepare the cookie filling. Take a metal bowl, add water and bring to a boil (for a water bath). Place another bowl on top so that it does not touch the water.
Step 7. Fill another bowl with ice water.
Step 8. Mix eggs, sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt. Pour the mixture into a bowl in a water bath, stirring constantly with a whisk. Leave for 1-2 minutes, then quickly remove the bowl, add softened butter, stir vigorously. Place the bowl in another bowl of ice water. Leave until the mass cools and thickens, then add the cottage cheese and mix with a mixer until smooth.
Step 9. Collect the cookies. Place 1 tsp on each triangle. cover with a slotted triangle and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Triangular buns with lemon and icing
Cooking time - 40 minutes. Exit - 8 buns.
For the test:
- 2-2.5 cups flour;
- 100 g of cottage cheese;
- ½ tsp salt;
- ½ tsp baking powder;
- 1/3 tsp soda;
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 tsp lemon peel;
- 120 g cold butter;
- 1 egg;
- 3 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice;
- 2 tbsp Sahara.
For lemon glaze:
- 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice;
- 1 tsp lemon peel;
- ¾ cups of powdered sugar.
For lubrication:
- 1 egg;
- 1 tsp milk or water;
- 2 tsp Sahara.
Step by step:
Step 1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
Step 2. In a large bowl, combine the sifted flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and lemon zest.
Step 3. Chop the cold butter into small pieces with a knife.
Step 4. In a small bowl, combine the egg, cottage cheese, lemon juice and zest. Next, transfer to a large bowl of flour. The dough will be lumpy.
Step 5. Place the dough on the parchment, divide into 8 pieces. Brush the buns with a mixture of egg, milk (water) and sugar.
Step 6. Bake for 18-20 minutes until golden brown. Refrigerate.
Step 7. Prepare the icing: Combine the icing sugar, lemon juice and zest. Drizzle over prepared buns.
