Desserts should not only be tasty, but also healthy. Baking with cottage cheese is very nutritious and can easily replace your regular breakfast or afternoon snack. Homemade cakes, cookies, buns and casseroles are easy to prepare, loved by adults and children, and are suitable for everyday meals and festive meals.
Royal cheesecake: step by step recipe
This option is significantly different from the classic cheesecake. Royal pastry resembles a grated pie melting in your mouth with an airy filling of dense cream. The main advantage of this cheesecake is the contrast between the crispy top layer and the filling, which is reminiscent of soufflé in consistency. Even those who do not like ordinary cottage cheese will like baked goods. The proportions of sugar in the filling can be adjusted to taste, bearing in mind that it significantly increases the number of calories.
Ingredients:
- 240 g of premium wheat flour;
- 100 g sugar;
- 150 g butter (can be replaced with quality margarine).
For filling:
- 500 g of fine-grained fatty cottage cheese;
- 3 eggs;
- 100 g sugar;
- 0.5 tsp salt;
- 0.25 tsp soda;
- a pinch of vanillin.
Grate cold butter or chop finely with a knife, mix with sugar and sifted flour. Grind the mass into coarse crumbs. An important condition is that you need to act quickly so that the oil does not start to melt from the warmth of your hands.
Spread two-thirds of the resulting dough over the bottom of the heat-resistant mold. It is advisable to use a detachable round shape of sufficient depth, it should be lightly greased with oil or lined with baking paper. After leveling the dough along the bottom, form low sides.
Prepare the filling. Grind cottage cheese into a smooth homogeneous mass, carefully kneading even the smallest lumps. Add salt, baking soda, sugar and vanillin. The filling should be tried, you may need to increase the amount of sugar. Beat the eggs into the mass, mixing the filling thoroughly. In the process, it is important to ensure that the mass does not turn out to be too liquid. Ideally, the consistency should resemble thick sour cream.
Pour the curd mass onto a shortbread cake, smooth out with a silicone spatula or a wide knife. Sprinkle the remaining butter and flour crumbs over the cheesecake evenly. Put the mold in the oven, preheated to 200 degrees, bake for 40-45 minutes. The top and sides of the cheesecake should take on a beautiful golden hue. Take the product out of the oven and cool directly in the mold. Remove the removable side, place the cheesecake on a platter and serve. Garnish with whipped cream if desired.
Muffins with cottage cheese: step-by-step preparation
The delicious mini cupcakes are very popular with kids. There is little sugar in baked goods, soft cottage cheese without lumps provides a delicate consistency. It is preferable to use a homemade product, if it is not, it is better to choose the highest quality fatty cottage cheese.
Ingredients:
- 270 g of cottage cheese;
- 200 g flour;
- 150 g butter;
- 120 g granulated sugar;
- 2 eggs;
- 1 tsp vanilla sugar;
- 1 tsp baking powder;
- a pinch of salt.
Mix sugar and vanilla sugar with baking powder, add eggs. Beat everything into a foam with a submersible mixer. Melt the butter, combine with the egg mixture and cottage cheese. Stir until smooth. If there are lumps in the curd, it is better to rub it through a sieve before adding it, the dough will turn out to be more tender.
Add salt and sifted flour to the curd and egg mass. Knead the dough. A mixer will help to make it lush and uniform. If the mixture is too thin, you can add a little more flour.
Grease metal muffin molds with melted butter. Another option is to put special corrugated inserts made of thick paper into them. Fill the molds with dough to 2, 3 volumes, during the baking process the airy muffins rise quickly. Place the blanks in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. Bake for about 30 minutes, during which time the muffins should expand in volume and acquire a beautiful golden hue.
Remove the molds from the oven, remove the finished muffins and chill on the wire rack. Serve warm or completely cooled. Fresh curd muffins are especially delicious with milk or freshly brewed tea.
Curd biscuits: an idea for breakfast or afternoon tea
Curd baked goods are not only a dessert, but also a complete meal. Popular soft triangular cookies, complemented by a cup of freshly brewed coffee - a wonderful balanced breakfast rich in calcium, proteins, milk fats. Baking can also be served for an afternoon snack, but it is better not to eat cookies in the evening - its calorie content is quite high.
Ingredients:
- 200 g of cottage cheese;
- 300 g wheat flour;
- 180 g butter;
- 1 tsp baking powder;
- 100 g sugar;
- vanillin on the tip of a knife (can be substituted with vanilla sugar).
Grate the frozen butter or chop very finely with a sharp knife. Mash the curd with a fork, there should be no hard lumps left in it. Put the curd in the butter shavings. Sift flour, mix with vanilla, pour portions into curd-butter mass. Knead the dough thoroughly with your hands, it will turn out to be soft, plastic, homogeneous. When the dough stops sticking to your fingers, collect it in a ball, wrap it with cling film, refrigerate for half an hour.
Roll out the chilled dough into a layer on a floured board, its thickness should not exceed 5 mm. Cut out circles with a glass or a mold. Pour sugar from a saucer, roll each circle on both sides and fold in four, forming triangles.
Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. There should be free space between the products, during baking the cookies will increase in volume. Place the baking sheet in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees, for 35-30 minutes. Cookies should be well browned when finished. Remove the products from the baking sheet, cool on a shine and put on a dish in a beautiful slide.
Curd cake: a quick recipe for real sweet tooth
Ideal for family tea. For baking, it is better to use fresh, undigested cottage cheese without hard grains. Instead of raisins, you can use finely chopped dried apricots, prunes, or dried cherries. Chopped nuts should also be added to the curd cake: walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds.
Ingredients:
- 280 g of fatty soft cottage cheese;
- 150 g butter or margarine;
- 300 g of finely ground wheat flour;
- 3 large eggs;
- 1 tsp baking powder;
- 250 g sugar;
- 100 g raisins;
- vanillin on the tip of a knife.
Rinse the raisins, soak in warm water for half an hour, drain in a colander. When the liquid drains, sprinkle the raisins on a towel and dry well.
Beat the softened butter, sugar and vanilla with a mixer. Add cottage cheese, continue beating until the mixture is fluffy and completely homogeneous. Add eggs one at a time, add sifted flour mixed with baking powder in portions. During the whipping process, the dough should increase in volume. Lay out the raisins and mix well, being careful not to fall off the mass.
Grease a muffin tin with a hole in the middle with melted butter. Spread out the dough, filling the container 2/3 full. Place the dish in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. Bake the product for 30-40 minutes, check the readiness with a wooden splinter.
Remove the cake from the oven, cool slightly and turn over onto a serving dish. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, cut into neat slices and serve with tea.
Curd roll with apples
The curd dough has a pleasant texture, richness and softness. It is never too dry or harsh, and with the right mix of ingredients it literally melts in your mouth. An easy option for homemade tea is a roll with fresh apples: simple, beautiful and very tasty. It can be cooked in just 30 minutes.
Ingredients:
- 100 g of cottage cheese;
- 1 cup of sugar;
- 600 g sweet and sour apples;
- 1 cup flour;
- 100 g butter;
- 0.25 tsp salt;
- 1 small egg.
Grind the softened butter with cottage cheese into a homogeneous mass, salt, add sifted flour in portions. Knead a soft dough, divide it into 2 parts and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Wash, peel and core the apples. Cut the fruit into thin plastics. Roll the chilled dough into 2 layers, lay a dense layer of apples on each layer, sprinkle with granulated sugar. Roll the blanks into a roll, place on a baking sheet covered with baking paper. Grease the products with a beaten egg and place in the oven preheated to 180 degrees. Bake until golden brown. The roll is best served warm, cut into portions. A slightly melted ice cream will be a good accompaniment.
Curd casserole: chocolate and vanilla pleasure
Children are very fond of tender and mouth-watering casseroles with cottage cheese. It is best to serve them for breakfast; such pastries will be an excellent alternative to traditional sandwiches, cereals, and cheese cakes.
Ingredients:
- 500 g soft cottage cheese;
- 2 eggs;
- 150 ml of milk of any fat content;
- 4 tbsp. l. semolina;
- 140 g sugar;
- 1 tbsp. l. cocoa powder;
- 0.25 tsp salt;
- a pinch of vanillin;
- icing sugar for dusting.
Grind cottage cheese with sugar, vanilla and eggs. Pour in milk, mix well. Add semolina in portions, rubbing everything into a homogeneous mass. Divide the dough into 2 parts, add cocoa powder to one.
Grease a round refractory mold with oil. Using two large spoons, alternately lay out the light and dark dough, alternating portions. It is better to start from the edges of the form, gradually moving towards the center. Place the workpiece in an oven preheated to 170 degrees. After 40 minutes, check the readiness, the casserole should be nicely browned and completely baked. Take it out of the oven, cool slightly and remove from the mold. Sprinkle the product with icing sugar and serve warm.
Viennese pie
An original curd dessert with raisins and a subtle citrus aroma. The cake is quite suitable for a festive table and looks very nice in photographs.
Ingredients:
- 1 kg of not too sour, well-pressed cottage cheese;
- 2 tbsp. l. semolina;
- 6 eggs;
- 400 g icing sugar;
- 100 g butter;
- 50 g orange peel;
- 50 g seedless raisins;
- breadcrumbs;
- salt.
Pass the cottage cheese through a meat grinder, break the eggs into a bowl, separating the yolks from the proteins. Grind the butter, alternately adding egg yolks, powdered sugar, cottage cheese to it. Beat the whites into a strong foam, put on the curd mixture, sprinkle with candied orange fruits, raisins and semolina. Add vanillin and a little salt. Stir gently, trying to maintain the fluffiness of the proteins.
Grease a refractory mold with oil, sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Put the dough out, smooth with a spatula, bake in the oven preheated to 180 degrees for 50-60 minutes. Carefully remove the finished cake from the pan and cool. Decorate baked goods with white chocolate icing, whipped cream, or powdered sugar.
