Crispy Cottage Cheese Puff Pastry Delight

With crispy topping and tender filling — a real delight! Puff pastry pie with cottage cheese is a great treat for tea or coffee for any occasion. Using ready-made puff pastry greatly simplifies the cooking process. The filling can be supplemented with nuts, fresh berries or fruits.
cook time: 1h 30 min
Freya Ashford
Crispy Cottage Cheese Puff Pastry Delight

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

310
Calories
17g
Fat
29g
Carbs
9g
Protein

Ingredients (6 portions)

Basic:

Puff pastry 500 g
Cottage cheese 400 g
Sugar 60 g
Raisin 50 g
Eggs 1 pc
Vanillin 0.2 g

Streusel:

Flour 50 g
Sugar 50 g
Butter 40 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make a puff pastry pie with cottage cheese in the oven? First, prepare all the necessary ingredients for the streusel. Take the highest grade flour. Take the butter straight from the refrigerator.

Step 2

Step 2
In a blender bowl, combine flour, sugar and cold butter. Beat until fine crumbs are obtained. Set the streusel aside.

Step 3

Step 3
Now prepare the rest of the products on the list. You can replace yeast-free dough with puff pastry. You can use ready-made store-bought or homemade dough. The dough must be defrosted on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. You can make your own homemade dough. You will find the recipes after the last step. The cottage cheese should not be very wet. Cottage cheese in briquettes is ideal. You will find information about choosing cottage cheese after the last step. Turn the oven on 180

Step 4

Step 4
Wash the raisins and dry. Any raisin will do — large or small, dark or light.

Step 5

Step 5
Beat the egg with a fork until smooth. Divide the beaten egg into two unequal parts

Step 6

Step 6
If necessary, rub the cottage cheese through a sieve. In a bowl, mix cottage cheese, most of the beaten egg, sugar and vanilla. Mash with a fork until smooth.

Step 7

Step 7
Add raisins and stir again. If you wish, you can omit the raisins at all. Or replace it with other dried fruits.

Step 8

Step 8
Roll each sheet of dough into a rectangular layer (if you have dough in the form of a roll, roll it out and divide it into two parts). Make several parallel oblique cuts along the edges of the rectangle.

Step 9

Step 9
Place half of the curd filling in the center. Fold the end edges of the dough inward. Braid the cut edges of the dough.

Step 10

Step 10
Place the pieces on a baking sheet lined with parchment at a distance from each other and brush with the remaining beaten egg. You can choose the right parchment paper by reading a separate article about the features of parchment, the link is at the end of the recipe.

Step 11

Step 11
Sprinkle streusel on top. Bake the pie in an oven preheated to 180°C for 20-30 minutes until golden brown. If you wish, you can turn on the grill mode for a few minutes so that the top is properly browned. Read more about how to choose the right baking time and temperature in the article. The link is at the end of the recipe.

Step 12

Step 12
Place the layer cake with cottage cheese on a plate and serve. Bon appetit!

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