Spicy pastries with cheese go well with meat main courses. Cheese biscuits can be used instead of toasts with broth, as well as served with cocktails and beer. Traditional cheesecakes are a delicious treat and served for dessert. Making baked goods with cheese is not difficult, it does not require special skills.
How to make cheese biscuits
To make cheese biscuits you will need:
- 200 grams of cheese;
- 150 grams of butter or butter margarine;
- 2/3 cup flour;
- 1 egg;
- vegetable oil;
- salt.
For making cookies, Dutch, Poshekhonsky or Russian cheese is suitable.
Put butter or margarine out of the refrigerator in advance. They should be soft by the time the cookies are baked. Grate the cheese on a fine grater and mix with butter, add a little salt, add flour and knead the dough.
When the dough is ready, sprinkle it with flour (be sure to brush off the excess flour), transfer the dough to a plate, cover with a napkin and leave on the table for 2-3 hours.
After the dough has "rested", roll it out on a floured cutting board in a layer about 1 centimeter thick. Then cut out figures from the dough using molds or a knife, you can also use a glass and a glass. Place the cut figures immediately on a greased baking sheet. Beat the egg and brush over the cookies.
Place the baking sheet in a moderately preheated oven and bake the cheese biscuits until tender, about 20-30 minutes.
How to make hazelnut-flavored chocolate cheesecake
Cheesecake is a very popular type of baked goods, one of the main ingredients of which is cream cheese. To make a hazelnut-flavored chocolate cheesecake you will need:
- 200 grams of chocolate chip cookies;
- 2 tablespoons of butter;
- 300 grams of cream cheese;
- 200 grams of granulated sugar;
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract;
- 100 grams of dark chocolate;
- 50 milliliters of nut liqueur;
- 3 eggs;
- 150 grams of raspberries;
- 2 teaspoons of powdered sugar.
Preheat oven to 170 ° C. Pound the cookies into small crumbs and mix with softened butter. Spread the prepared mass on the bottom of the split form, press lightly and bake the cake for 10 minutes.
Whisk the cream cheese, sugar and vanillin in a large bowl with a mixer until well combined. Then add softened chocolate and slightly warmed liqueur. Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Then add eggs one at a time, continuing to beat the mass with a mixer at low speed.
Pour the mixture into a split pan over the baked cookie base. Bake the cheesecake for an hour. Then remove from the oven. Run a wide knife or flat spatula around the edge of the mold. Cool the baked goods before removing from the mold.
Garnish with fresh raspberries and powdered sugar before serving.
Place the cooked cheesecake on a platter and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
