Apple and curd delight

About cottage cheese and apples

Each type of cottage cheese has its own consistency, so it's not a given that you'll need exactly the amount of flour recommended in the recipe: you might need to add a little more or less.

One more thing: to make the pie even more tender, it's a good idea to strain the cottage cheese through a sieve. This will break up the lumps, and the dough will become smooth and uniform.

A juicy apple filling can make a cottage cheese pie too moist—starch can help prevent this. Lightly dusting the dough with it will absorb the excess liquid. Semolina can be used for the same purpose. Also, any cottage cheese pastry should be cooled before serving.

And finally, about apples. The best varieties for pie are Renet Simirenko or Antonovka. They enrich it with a piquant sweet and sour flavor. But that's ideal. Any variety will do.

Curd-apple tenderness

This pie recipe calls for sour cream and semolina, which make this dessert especially tender and light.

Ingredients for the pie:

• cottage cheese – 400 g;
• apples – 4 pcs.;
• sour cream – 4 tbsp. l.;
• sugar – 0.5 cup;
• flour – 2 tbsp;
• semolina – 3 tbsp;
• 1 teaspoon each of cinnamon and nutmeg;
• half a lemon.

Recipe:

1. To make the dough base, combine the cottage cheese, semolina, half the cinnamon, sour cream, and 3 tablespoons of sugar in a bowl.
2. Peel the apples, cut them into slices or cubes, and squeeze the lemon juice over them. Add the nutmeg and flour, along with the remaining sugar and cinnamon. Mix well.
3. Place the curd layer in an oiled or parchment-lined pan. Smooth it out. Place the filling on top, pressing it lightly into the dough.
4. The recipe suggests choosing the optimal temperature for cottage cheese baked goods: 180 degrees Celsius. The baking time in the oven is approximately half an hour.

Cool the finished apple cheesecake and decorate with powdered sugar before serving. This delicate treat is ready.

Angel Tears

Just because the baking is homemade doesn't mean it has to look simple. You just need to know how to make a cottage cheese and apple pie look like a king cake. Don't be intimidated: it requires little time or effort.

Dough ingredients:

• flour – 1 cup;
• butter – ½ pack;
• 1 egg;
• 2 tablespoons of sugar and sour cream;
• baking powder - 1 tsp;
• a packet of vanillin.

Filling ingredients:

• cottage cheese – 0.5 kg;
• semolina – 1 tbsp;
• 1 glass of sour cream and sugar;
• 3 eggs;
• 3 apples;
• powdered sugar – 4 tbsp.

And now the recipe itself:

1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius (400 degrees Fahrenheit) and prepare the dough: cream the butter with the egg and sugar, then add the sour cream, vanilla, flour, and baking powder. The dough will be very soft and tender.
2. Place it in the pan and smooth it out. Bake for a quarter of an hour.
3. While the crust is baking, the recipe recommends preparing the filling. Separate the eggs and set the whites aside for now. Beat the yolks vigorously with a mixer, add the sugar and cottage cheese, then add the sour cream and semolina. Slice the peeled apples into thin slices.
4. Just 15 minutes have passed. Remove the cake from the oven. Spread the curd layer on top, then arrange the apple slices on top. Reduce the heat to 180 degrees Celsius and return the cake to the oven. Now bake for half an hour.
5. After about 20 minutes, it's time to work on the egg whites: beat them with powdered sugar until stiff peaks form. Remove the pie from the oven and spread the whipped egg whites over the surface. The recipe recommends placing the pie in the oven for a final 10 minutes (once the egg whites are golden brown, it's time to remove them).

The curd-and-apple treat should cool completely. But that's not all. Now comes the most important part: the cooled pie. recipe It's recommended to refrigerate it for 4-6 hours. During this time, small, sweet droplets will form on its surface. They're also called "angel tears." Amazingly beautiful!

Video recipe for making cottage cheese and apple pie