Cottage cheese baked goods can be hearty and sweet, oven-baked or pan-baked. It is advisable to use a fresh, not overdried product without lumps, supplementing it with sour cream, cheese, eggs, herbs, and various seasonings. From such a set of products, it is easiest to prepare cakes with an appetizing golden brown crust, they can be eaten immediately after baking or heated in the microwave.
Rye curd cakes: a step by step recipe
The flatbread baked according to this recipe has a pleasant mild taste. They turn out unsweetened, do not stale for a long time, go well with any additives. Pastries with subtle honey-rye notes can be served with tea or coffee, but they are no less tasty with soup, meat, vegetable and fish dishes. The calorie content is moderate, due to the high content of protein and carbohydrates, the feeling of satiety remains for a long time.
Ingredients:
- 100 ml of kefir;
- 1 tsp liquid honey;
- 160 g soft cottage cheese;
- 1, 5 cups rye flour;
- 2 tbsp. l. refined vegetable oil;
- 0.5 tsp soda;
- 0.5 tsp salt.
Mix kefir with honey, cottage cheese and vegetable oil. To speed up the process, you can use a hand blender. Sift rye flour, combine with salt and soda. Pour into kefir-curd mass. Knead a homogeneous dough, wrap it in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for half an hour.
Take the dough out of the refrigerator, on a board sprinkled with flour, roll it into a layer 10-12 m thick. Cut the layer into squares or triangles with a sharp knife. If desired, the cakes can be made perfectly round by cutting them out in a special shape or with an ordinary glass.
Put the cakes on a baking sheet, lightly oiled, place it in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. Bake for 25-30 minutes until a delicious golden brown crust forms. Remove the finished products with a spatula on a wooden board or wire rack, cool and serve.
Unleavened Turkish tortillas: classic
Gozleme - traditional flat cakes made from thin unleavened dough, which are cooked in a special frying pan. The filling can be any, but the most popular option is a combination of cottage cheese, feta cheese and greens.
Ingredients:
- 400 g wheat flour;
- 150 g of coarse-grained cottage cheese;
- 250 ml of filtered water;
- 0.5 tsp salt;
- 150 g soft cheese;
- a bunch of fresh herbs (parsley and dill).
Sift flour into a bowl, set aside for sprinkling. Mix the main part with salt, add water in small portions, kneading a homogeneous dough. It should turn out to be soft and pliable, not sticking to your hands. If the dough is too thin, you can add more flour or put it in the refrigerator for a short time.
Prepare the filling. Mash cottage cheese with a fork together with feta cheese, add previously washed and dried greens, finely chopped or chopped in a blender. Mix everything well. There is no need to add salt; salted feta cheese will add richness to the filling.
Divide the dough into 4 parts, roll each into a thin layer on a board sprinkled with flour. Distribute the filling evenly in the center, tuck the edges, forming a neat rectangular bundle. Roll it with a rolling pin, making the cake flatter, turn it over and repeat the rolling. Make sure that the filling does not break through the dough.
Put the tortilla in a dry skillet, brush the top of the product with olive oil and turn over. Apply a layer of oil again, fry and turn over again. Repeat the procedure until an appetizing golden brown appears. Thin doughs cook very quickly, so it is important not to overexpose the baked goods on the fire. Serve ready-made tortillas hot, along with freshly brewed sweet tea.
Sweet tortillas: the perfect breakfast dish
An original replacement for the usual cheesecakes, which children will really like. To make the dough soft, but not too liquid, it is better to choose medium-moisture cottage cheese. You can serve tortillas with any sweet topping: jam, condensed milk, sour cream, homemade berry sauce. Baking tortillas in the oven will help reduce the number of calories.
Ingredients:
- 400 g of fresh cottage cheese;
- 3 eggs;
- 1 cup semolina
- 0.5 cups of sugar;
- odorless vegetable oil.
Mash the curd thoroughly with a fork. If the product is too dry, you can add a couple of tablespoons of low-fat sour cream, yogurt or kefir. Mix cottage cheese with eggs, beaten with sugar, add semolina in portions. Mix the dough thoroughly, it should be homogeneous, without large lumps. Let the mixture stand for 10-15 minutes.
Heat vegetable oil in a skillet. Do not pour too much, otherwise the cakes will turn out to be greasy. Oil can be added as needed during frying. So that the cakes do not burn and are well fried inside, cook them over medium heat, without covering the pan with a lid. When the products are browned, turn them over to the other side. Put the finished cakes on a dish covered with a paper towel. Serve warm.
Cheese cakes with curd filling: step-by-step preparation
Hearty pastries that can be served at a festive hundred, while they are very easy to prepare. Filled tortillas are especially beautiful in the context, these are the photos that are published in culinary magazines.
Ingredients:
- 2.5 cups wheat flour;
- 250 g of semi-hard cheese (it is convenient to use a pre-grated product in a bag);
- 1 egg;
- 250 ml of low-fat kefir or yogurt without additives;
- 0.5 tsp salt;
- 0.5 tsp salt;
- refined vegetable oil for frying.
For filling:
- 400 g of fresh cottage cheese of any fat content;
- 2 tbsp. l. sour cream;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- fresh parsley and dill;
- salt;
- freshly ground black pepper.
Mix warm kefir with eggs, add cheese grated on a coarse grater. Mix everything, add in portions sifted flour combined with soda and salt. Knead the dough, it should become smooth, soft, homogeneous and not sticky to your hands. If necessary, the amount of flour can be increased.
Rinse greens, dry, chop finely. Pass the garlic through a press. Mix foods with mashed cottage cheese, sour cream and salt. Season the mixture to taste. Divide the dough into small pieces of equal size. Roll them into flat cakes. Put the curd filling on half of the cakes, distribute in an even layer, cover with another dough cake. Connect the edges, forming beautiful round products. Press down lightly with a rolling pin to make them flatter.
Fry the cakes in heated vegetable oil until golden brown. Place on a plate lined with paper towels to absorb excess fat. Serve the tortillas warm, adding fresh sour cream, yogurt, creamy sauce.
Lazy curd cakes: quick and tasty
According to this recipe, flat cakes can be prepared in just a quarter of an hour, and you don't even have to get your hands dirty while kneading the dough. Ready-made products are eaten hot or warm, they are especially tasty with sour cream or garlic sauce.
Ingredients:
- 150 g fresh cottage cheese (preferably homemade);
- 150 g low-fat sour cream;
- 150 g semi-hard cheese;
- 2 eggs;
- 4 tbsp. l. wheat flour;
- 0.5 tsp baking powder;
- a bunch of fresh dill;
- salt and ground black pepper;
- vegetable oil for frying.
Grate cheese on a coarse grater, mix with cottage cheese and sour cream. Beat eggs with salt and pepper, add to the curd-cheese mixture. Gradually add sifted flour, combined with baking powder, add chopped dill. Stir until smooth and let sit for 10 minutes.
Heat the vegetable oil, spoon out the dough, smoothing it out and giving it a round or oval shape. To turn over browned tortillas, it is best to use a second pan. Fold the finished products on a plate covered with a paper napkin, keep warm until serving.
