Flourless Semolina Cheesecakes

A tasty, satisfying and healthy treat for adults and children! Cheesecakes with semolina without flour are denser and drier than cheesecakes with flour, but more satisfying. Serve them with jam, jam, condensed milk or sour cream if desired.
cook time: 1h
Ruby Colston
Flourless Semolina Cheesecakes

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

228
Calories
13g
Fat
15g
Carbs
13g
Protein

Ingredients (4 portions)

Basic:

Salt 2 g
Sugar 50 g
Vanillin 2 g
Sour cream 2 tbsp
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Chicken eggs 2 pc
Cottage cheese 0.5 kg
Semolina (+ for sprinkling) 100 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to fry cheesecakes from cottage cheese and semolina without flour in a frying pan? Prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. Use cottage cheese for cheesecakes of any fat content at your discretion. Read about how to choose cottage cheese for the dough in a separate article, link at the end of the recipe. If the cottage cheese is grainy and dry, then punch it with a blender or rub through a sieve.

Step 2

Step 2
Place the cottage cheese in a deep bowl, beat the eggs into the cottage cheese. Add sugar and a pinch of salt and vanilla. Vanillin can be replaced with vanilla sugar. Read how to do this correctly in a separate article at the link after the recipe. The amount of sugar can be increased or decreased to taste. In addition to these ingredients, you can add dried fruits, fruits or berries.

Step 3

Step 3
Beat the ingredients with a blender or mixer until you obtain a homogeneous curd mass. The mass should turn out liquid. If it has a rather thick consistency, then you should add a couple of tablespoons of sour cream and mix so that the semolina can swell well in this mixture, otherwise the cheesecakes will turn out hard and dry.

Step 4

Step 4
Pour semolina into the resulting mixture and mix well so that no dry grain remains. Leave the curd dough for 20 minutes at room temperature for the semolina to swell. After the specified time, the dough should become thick. Read more about the intricacies of choosing semolina in a separate article, link at the end of the recipe.

Step 5

Step 5
Place semolina on a clean work surface or plate. With your hands moistened in cold water, form cheesecakes from the curd mass in the form of small flat cakes or pucks. Roll each piece in semolina on all sides.

Step 6

Step 6
Heat oil in a frying pan. For information on how to choose a frying pan and oil for frying, read the articles linked at the end of the recipe. Place the pieces in a frying pan and fry over medium heat on both sides until slightly browned. Then reduce the heat to low, cover the pan with a lid and fry the cheesecakes for 10 minutes. Remove the cheesecakes from the pan onto a paper towel to drain excess oil. Bon appetit!

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