The cottage cheese filling is considered low-calorie and suitable for dietary nutrition. In most cases, this is not the case, because for truly delicious pies, pancakes and other products, you need to add butter, sugar and other non-lean foods to the cottage cheese.
For a filling that is suitable for both pancakes and pies, take 100-150 grams of fatty thick sour cream or cream cheese for a pound of dry cottage cheese, the yolk from one large chicken egg and 50 grams of butter. Rub the cottage cheese through a sieve, melt the butter and mix with the rest of the above ingredients, add half a teaspoon of salt and 3 tablespoons of sugar, as well as a few drops of vanilla extract. Mix with a mixer until smooth and you can stuff. This amount is enough for 10-12 medium pancakes or 1 pie. It is customary to add ground cinnamon, lemon and orange zest, raisins and other dried fruits to the curd filling. If you don't want a sweet filling, just skip the sugar.
If you want to fill cakes with cottage cheese, you will have to mix it with butter cream. For a pound of cottage cheese, take 200 grams of butter, 100 grams of powdered sugar and 75 grams of sweet condensed milk, as well as a little vanilla essence and 1 tablespoon of brandy. Prepare the cream first. To do this, whisk the softened butter with powdered sugar until white. While whisking, add condensed milk in small portions, then add vanilla extract and cognac. For the cream to have a uniform consistency, wipe the curd through a sieve. Place in cream and whisk well.
For dumplings and dumplings with cottage cheese, you need to prepare an unsweetened filling. For 500 g of dry cottage cheese, take 200 grams of sour cream, 100 g of herbs (dill, parsley, marjoram, basil, etc.), 1-2 cloves of garlic, salt and pepper. Rub the curd through a sieve. Finely chop the greens, pass the garlic through the garlic press. With a mixer, beat the cottage cheese with sour cream, add the herbs, chopped garlic, season with salt and pepper to taste. You can add nutmeg, curry, allspice, etc. to spices.
