Cottage Cheese and Jam Crostata Pie

Crumbly, crispy dough, tender cottage cheese and sweet jam!
cook time: 45 min
Freya Ashford
Cottage Cheese and Jam Crostata Pie

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

296
Calories
11g
Fat
38g
Carbs
9g
Protein

Ingredients (6 portions)

Basic:

Sugar 60 g
Wheat flour 190 g
Vanillin to taste
Eggs 1 pc
Vegetable oil 50 ml
Cottage cheese 250 g
Jam (I took plum) 6 tbsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
Prepare the necessary products. Take high-quality, natural cottage cheese without milk fat substitutes. Read about choosing cottage cheese in the article at the link at the end of the recipe. Set the oven to preheat at 180°C.

Step 2

Step 2
Beat the egg, sugar, vanillin with a mixer until fluffy light foam, pour in the oil and beat again.

Step 3

Step 3
Add sifted flour and knead the dough. Add flour in parts. 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. The dough should be soft. Do not knead, otherwise products made from such dough will turn out tough. Read about the nuances of preparing shortcrust pastry in a separate article at the link at the end of the recipe.

Step 4

Step 4
Beat the cottage cheese in a blender until smooth. Divide the dough into 2 parts: 2/3 and 1/3 of the whole. Roll out most of the dough into a very thin round layer and place in a silicone mold (d — 24 cm).

Step 5

Step 5
Distribute the cottage cheese evenly over the bottom of the pie.

Step 6

Step 6
Top with jam. Roll out the second part of the dough into a thin layer and divide into strips 1.5-2 cm wide. Lay them out on top in a grid pattern. Place the crostata in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes.

Step 7

Step 7
Bon appetit!

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