In many countries there is a cult of food. Not only the first and second courses enjoy success, but also pies with various fillings. The lightest and tastiest are cheese pies made on the basis of puff pastry.
The world's cuisines are rich in various pastries, however, puff pastry dishes are rightfully considered the most delicious. Today we will focus on a cheese cake based on it.
The main feature of cheese pie is that it can be prepared on the basis of any cheese. The more unusual the cheese you take, the more incomparable taste you will get. Consider the most popular recipes for cheese pies, which have already won a considerable number of fans.
Cheese Puff Pie (Easy Classic Recipe)
Cheese puff pie is a classic dish in Azerbaijan. A favorite delicacy is prepared for all holidays, without changing their traditions. To prepare such a cake, the following ingredients are needed:
- yeast puff pastry - 1 pack;
- Adygei cheese - 200 g;
- Suluguni cheese - 200 g;
- greens - a small bunch.
- Step-by-step cooking begins with defrosting the dough, although it is better to use homemade ones, so the baked goods will turn out to be more tender and tasty.
- Grate cheese on a coarse grater. Stir well. Season with pepper and salt to taste.
- Cut the greens into small strips, add to the cheese.
- Cut the dough into three wide rectangles. Sprinkle with flour. Roll out the strips to the same thickness, about 1 cm.
- Place the filling on each rectangle and pinch the edges carefully.
- Grease a baking dish with vegetable oil.
- Lay out the first tube in a spiral shape so that the seam is at the bottom. Attach the other two to the end of the tube in sequence. You should end up with a curl.
- Brush the resulting pie with a beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Since yeast dough is used in the recipe, the pie must be given time to rise. If yeast-free dough is used, this step is skipped.
- Bake a puff pastry with cheese for 30 minutes in an oven preheated to 180 degrees.
- Allow the dish to cool. Slice and serve.
Ricotta cheesecake
This unusual cake will appeal to both children and adults. The interesting taste of ricotta gives the cake a touch of sophistication and charm.
To prepare an extraordinary dish, you need the following components:
- ricotta cheese - 500 g;
- Dutch cheese - 100 g;
- chicken egg - 3 pieces;
- puff pastry - 1 package (200 g);
- butter - 10 g;
- flour - 1 tablespoon;
- spices to taste.
- The step-by-step production of the ricotta puff pastry begins with the preparation of all the ingredients. Defrost the dough, if purchased, and choose a baking dish.
- Roll out the dough in a thin layer. Grease the form with butter. Lay out the dough. Sprinkle with a thin layer of flour.
- Grate Dutch cheese on a coarse grater and put on the dough in a thick layer.
- Place the ricotta in a deep bowl. Add 2 chicken eggs and beat thoroughly with a blender or whisk. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour the mixture into a mold, sprinkle with the remaining Dutch cheese.
- Beat the chicken egg and brush over the top of the pie. Bake at 190 degrees for 50 minutes.
- Check readiness with toothing. Allow to cool. It is better to serve the pie cold.
Azerbaijani khachapuri
Very often, when preparing this dish at home, housewives make an unforgivable mistake - they prepare a dish based on ordinary yeast dough. This is fundamentally wrong and does not allow the dish to open up. If you prepare khachapuri on the basis of puff pastry, you can notice a significant difference in taste.
The original recipe requires the following products:
- feta cheese - 150 g;
- mozzarella cheese - 150 g;
- feta cheese - 200 g;
- chicken egg - 2 pieces;
- 1 clove of garlic;
- butter - 10 g;
- puff pastry - 200 g.
- Grind the cheese mixture into small pieces. It is better to use a coarse grater for these purposes. If desired, you can add a little fatty cottage cheese to the cheese.
- Add the chicken egg and butter, which is pre-melted, to the cheese.
- Crush the garlic in a garlic press. Chop the greens. Add the ingredients to the cheese and egg mixture. Mix the filling thoroughly.
- Roll out the dough into a thin layer. Cut a square 15 by 15. Put the filling in a thick layer in the middle. Fold the square into an envelope and pinch in the middle. Pull the corners of the square to the middle. You should end up with a small round pie.
- Turn the resulting cake with the folds down and gently roll it out with a rolling pin so that the filling does not come out.
- Before baking, the cake is pierced with a fork in three places.
- Beat the egg and brush over the top of the pie.
- Bake at 190 degrees for 40 minutes. Willingness to check with a toothpick.
- Cheese khachapuri is ready!
Layer pie with cheese and onions
Puff pastry cheesecake with onions is a classic among housewives. The pie is so easy to prepare that even a novice housewife can easily handle it.
To prepare a tasty but simple dish, you need the following products:
- onions - 2 heads;
- vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons;
- chicken egg - 2 pieces;
- greens - a small bunch;
- salted hard cheese - 150 g;
- sesame seeds - 1 teaspoon;
- yeast-free puff pastry - 200 g.
- Before making the cheese and onion pie, roll out two pieces of puff pastry. Put one of them in a form, which is covered with parchment.
- Grate the cheese on a coarse grater.
- Cut the greens into small pieces.
- Beat the chicken egg and mix with the herbs and cheese.
- Chop the onions finely and fry in a little vegetable oil. Let the onion cool.
- Put the fried onions on the first layer of the dough.
- Put the mixture of cheese, eggs and herbs in the second layer.
- Cover the cake with a second layer of dough and pinch the edges.
- Make punctures all over the surface of the cake.
- Beat the chicken egg and brush over the top of the pie. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Bake at 190 degrees for 40 minutes. let the cake cool.
- Serve warm or hot.
Open pie with cheese and mushrooms
The main trick of this dish is mushrooms. It is they who will give the main taste to the pie, so it is better to use real forest mushrooms, and not purchased frozen ones.
Main components:
- mushrooms - 350 g;
- young potatoes - 350 g;
- milk 3, 2% - 200 ml;
- heavy cream - 140 g;
- 1 clove of garlic;
- hard cheese - 150 g;
- seasonings to taste;
- puff pastry - 200 g.
- The preparation of an open pie begins with processing the mushrooms. They must be thoroughly rinsed and cleaned.
- Cut the mushrooms into small pieces and place in a deep bowl.
- Peel the potatoes and cut them into thin slices.
- Take a shallow saucepan and add milk and cream to it. Bring the mixture to a boil.
- Add potatoes and finely chopped garlic to the milk mixture. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Fry the mushrooms in a little oil.
- Roll out the puff pastry in a thin layer. Put on a baking sheet.
- Put potatoes in the first layer, then mushrooms and sprinkle with grated cheese on top.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 15 minutes.
- Cut the finished dish into squares and serve hot.
As you can see, the above recipes are pretty simple to make. Simple ingredients and ready-made puff pastry will help you prepare a delicious tea cake quickly and easily.
