Crispy Puff Pastry Pie with Cottage Cheese

Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside — perfect baking! A pie made from homemade puff pastry with cottage cheese will undoubtedly please everyone, even those who don’t like cottage cheese. The crispy puff pastry crust and delicate curd filling will not leave anyone indifferent.
cook time: 3h
Nora Vaughn
Crispy Puff Pastry Pie with Cottage Cheese

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

299
Calories
17g
Fat
26g
Carbs
9g
Protein

Ingredients (8 portions)

For dough:

Wheat flour 3 cup
Water 1 cup
Sugar 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Vinegar 1 tbsp
Chicken eggs 1 pc
Butter 200 g
Vegetable oil 1 tbsp

For filling:

Sugar 100 g
Salt 2 g
Chicken eggs 1 pc
Cottage cheese 500 g
Vanillin 2 g

For the streusel:

Wheat flour 2 tbsp
Sugar 2 tbsp
Butter 30 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make a pie from homemade puff pastry with cottage cheese? Prepare all products. The specified amount of ingredients makes four pies. Therefore, if you wish, you can reduce the amount of products by half, or leave half the dough for freezing. It keeps well in the freezer. The main secret to getting good puff pastry is using high-quality butter. Remove the butter from the refrigerator in advance to soften it.

Step 2

Step 2
Dissolve sugar and salt in a glass of warm water (about 30 degrees).

Step 3

Step 3
Pour the mixture into a bowl and crack the egg into it. Mix everything. Add a tablespoon of vinegar (9%). Stir the mixture again

Step 4

Step 4
Add sifted flour into this mixture. Thanks to sifting, it will be saturated with oxygen, and the finished cake will turn out more tender. Knead the dough. Depending on the quality of flour, you may need a little more or a little less. You can read more about flour and its properties in a separate article, link at the end of the recipe.

Step 5

Step 5
The dough should be elastic and soft, not stick to your hands. Roll it into a ball.

Step 6

Step 6
Divide the softened butter into four equal pieces.

Step 7

Step 7
Also divide the dough into four equal pieces.

Step 8

Step 8
Roll out each piece of dough on a floured board into a thin rectangular layer about 3 mm thick.

Step 9

Step 9
Spread the butter, spreading it evenly over the dough with a spatula. For each piece of dough, a piece of butter.

Step 10

Step 10
Roll the dough onto a rolling pin greased with vegetable oil and cut it lengthwise, remove the rolling pin.

Step 11

Step 11
Roll the dough crosswise again. Do this with all the pieces of dough. Wrap the finished puff pastry in cling film and refrigerate for a couple of hours. Meanwhile, prepare the pie filling.

Step 12

Step 12
Take natural, high-quality cottage cheese. Read about how to choose cottage cheese for the filling in a separate article, link at the end of the recipe. Divide the egg into two parts, half will go into the cottage cheese, and the other will be used to grease the pie. Itʼs enough. Add sugar and a pinch of salt, an egg and a pinch of vanillin to a bowl with cottage cheese. Grind everything into a homogeneous mass. Turn on the oven to 200 degrees in advance. Puff pastry products are baked at maximum temperature.

Step 13

Step 13
Prepare the streusel immediately. In a small cup, combine chopped butter, sugar and flour and grind everything into crumbs. While you prepare the pie, put the streusel in the refrigerator to prevent the butter from melting. Roll out the chilled dough into a thin rectangular layer.

Step 14

Step 14
Make cuts at both ends (on the long sides) at an angle, but not reaching the center. Place the curd filling in the center.

Step 15

Step 15
Wrap the ends of the dough, braiding the dough with the filling.

Step 16

Step 16
Brush the top of the pie with beaten egg.

Step 17

Step 17
Sprinkle with streusel. Place the pie in an oven preheated to 200 degrees for 20-30 minutes. The exact time depends on your oven. You can learn about the operating features of ovens by reading a separate article, link at the end of the recipe.

Step 18

Step 18
Remove the browned cottage cheese pie from the oven. Let it cool slightly and serve with tea. Enjoy your tea!

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