Cheesecake, aka cheese pie, has become popular with us relatively recently. The main thing in this delicate dessert is the successful combination of a base of dough and cheese. Try a simplified variation of the classic cheesecake, complemented by ripe and flavorful strawberries.
It is necessary
- For the test:
- - 250 g flour;
- - 75 g of sugar;
- - 120 g butter;
- - a pinch of salt.
- For filling:
- - 500 g of strawberries;
- - 3 eggs;
- - 100 g of butter;
- - 750 g low-fat cottage cheese;
- - 200 g of sugar;
- - 200 g sour cream;
- - 75 g semolina;
- - 3 eggs;
- - 4 tbsp. l. cognac;
- - a bag of vanillin;
- - a bag of baking powder;
- - a pinch of salt.
Instructions
Step 1
Make a dough. To do this, mix flour and sugar. Add butter to this mixture. Previously, it must be kept at room temperature for about half an hour so that it softens and subsequently easily mixes with the rest of the ingredients.
Step 2
Add to the mass a couple of tablespoons of warm water, a pinch of salt and mix everything. Roll the dough into a ball and place it in the fridge freezer for half an hour.
Step 3
Make curd cream. To do this, separate the egg yolks from the whites. Whisk in the butter and sugar. Add vanillin, yolks and brandy to the resulting mass. Mix everything. Instead of brandy, you can use rum.
Step 4
Mix the semolina and baking powder separately. Add them to the previously obtained mixture and mix everything. Introduce cottage cheese pounded with sour cream there. Mix everything until smooth.
Step 5
Whisk the egg whites into a good foam, add a pinch of salt to them. Add the protein mixture to the curd cream.
Step 6
Grease a baking dish with butter. Remove the dough from the freezer and roll it out with a rolling pin. Pour the dough into a mold, making the sides.
Step 7
Wash the strawberries and cut them into wedges. Gently spread the berries onto the dough and top with a layer of curd cream.
Step 8
Place the cheesecake with strawberries in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. After 35-40 minutes, cover the dessert with foil and leave in this form for another 10 minutes. In this case, the oven must be turned off. During this time, the cheesecake will reach perfection.
Step 9
Sprinkle icing sugar on the strawberry cheesecake, cool slightly and serve.
