Pies with various fillings made from puff pastry are called layers. Actually, because of the type of test, their name appeared. It is believed that such baking first appeared in France. Puffs with filling have a lot of options: sweet - with jam, jam, jam, poppy seeds, condensed milk. Unusually delicious products are obtained with fruit fillings, in addition, puffs with cottage cheese, cheese, mushrooms are baked. There are options with meat fillers: chicken, meat, liver, ham and cheese. Today we want to talk about how to cook puff with cottage cheese.
Dessert with cottage cheese
Puffs with curd filling - a very delicate and sweet dessert, the taste of which is at the highest level. Such baking is considered one of the best options for home baking. For its preparation does not require any special professional skills and a lot of time. The main thing that you should pay attention to in the manufacture of products is the recipe, in addition, you will need to prepare the necessary components and kitchen appliances. Act in full accordance with the recipe, and the result will exceed all your expectations.
How to make dough?
Currently, it will not be difficult to purchase ready-made puff pastry at any grocery store or supermarket. However, we note that baking from a dough made by one’s own hands is tastier. We offer a homemade recipe for puff pastry with cottage cheese. The recipe is universal: it can be used to make buns, pies, cookies, cake, quiches, small pies, etc. During baking, the dough becomes air-layered. To knead the dough, take the following components:
- 250 g of flour (+ a little for work) with a high content of gluten;
- 130 ml of water;
- some salt;
- 150 g oils.
Cooking method step by step
Consider how to cook puff pastry according to the classic recipe. A step-by-step recipe will help you easily cope with the task:
- Sift the flour and mix it with salt.
- Add 30 g of softened oil to the mixture and rub well.
- In small portions, add water (cold) to the resulting mass and knead the dough.
- Knead for at least five minutes, until it becomes soft and elastic. Please note: the right dough should not stick to your hands.
- We cover the product with a towel and leave it to "rest" for 20-30 minutes.
- Roll out the dough in the shape of a rectangle measuring 13 x 25 cm.
- We spread the remaining oil on the rolled stock and level it to the middle, leaving the edges of the dough free. We will wrap them to the center.
- We turn the blank in the form of an envelope.
How to roll out?
Turn the dough over with the seams down, sprinkle with flour a little, and rather delicately roll it into a rectangle 2-3 times larger than the original version. We shake off excess flour from the dough, otherwise when baking these places will turn whitish.
We add the resulting layer in three layers, wrap it with a film and place it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. After that, roll out the dough again into a large layer and turn it into three layers. This procedure must be performed at least 5 times. If necessary, the dough should be removed in the cold, and then cut it into squares measuring 7 x 7 cm.
Puffs with cottage cheese and strawberries
Incredibly tasty is the baking, in which cottage cheese is used in combination with a berry. Today we want to present a recipe for preparing puffs with curd and strawberry filling.
The recipe for puffs with cottage cheese is designed for 12 people. For work, we need the following ingredients:
- 250 g puff yeast-free dough;
- 200 g of strawberries;
- 2 eggs;
- 200 g of cottage cheese;
- 100 g of sugar.
Cooking technology in stages:
- Roll out the dough thinly and divide it into 12 parts.
- We combine cottage cheese, sugar and eggs in a container.
- My strawberries, cut into circles, combine with cottage cheese, mix gently.
- We cover the baking sheet with a silicone rug or baking paper, lay on it blanks from puff pastry.
- We spread the filling on them and put the cottage cheese puffs in the oven at 180 ° C for 30 minutes.
Puffs with apple and cottage cheese
We recommend preparing fairly simple puffs filled with apples and cottage cheese. Apples are better for them to take summer varieties. According to the prescription, we need:
- 275 g puff pastry;
- 100 g of soft cottage cheese;
- one apple;
- 20 g of sugar;
- 7 g semolina;
- a pinch of cinnamon;
- ½ tbsp l lemon juice;
- icing sugar for decoration.
Roll out the dough and cut into squares. We prepare the filling as follows: peel the apples, remove the core, cut into large pieces and sprinkle with lemon juice. We add semolina, sugar, cinnamon into the cottage cheese, mix. According to the recipe, put the cottage cheese for puffs in the center of each square, lay the pieces of apples on top. Wet the edges of the dough with water so that they are well connected. We fasten the opposite ends of the squares, you can connect the ends so that the filling does not run out. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 220 ° C. When the products have cooled slightly, sprinkle them with powdered sugar. In the photo, puffs with cottage cheese are presented in all their glory.
Cheese and Curd Puffs
We want to share another recipe, according to which the puffs are unusually tasty. For the preparation of prescription puffs with cottage cheese and cheese, you will need such components:
- 500 g of dough;
- 250 g of cottage cheese;
- one egg (+ 1 for lubrication);
- 250 g of any cheese (feta cheese, suluguni, feta, homemade, Adyghe, etc.);
- salt.
We cut the dough into 8 identical squares, rub the cheese coarsely. Put cheese, cottage cheese, egg and salt in a bowl (the last ingredient is added depending on the type of cheese), mix with a mixer not too long so that the mass does not become too liquid.
We spread the filling on the dough, wrap it with squares and pinch the edges well. We place the products on a baking sheet and grease them with a beaten egg. Bake in the oven for about 40 minutes at 180 ° C. Bake only a little cool and serve warm.
Fast puffs with sorrel and cottage cheese
Want to cook puffs that perfectly combine the most tender curd, slightly sour sorrel, spicy garlic, cheese and egg? We offer you a recipe for puffs with cottage cheese and herbs. In addition to being very tasty, they have a very appetizing appearance: a golden crust and greens inside. Prepare the following components:
- dough - 500 g;
- a bunch of sorrel;
- cottage cheese - 250 g;
- eggs - 2 pcs.;
- hard cheese - 3 tbsp. l .;
- clove of garlic;
- pepper, sea salt to taste.
Roll out the dough into a layer and cut into squares of 8 x 8 cm, an even amount should come out. We wash the sorrel, clear it from the stems, finely chop the leaves. Grind the garlic using a press, three cheese on a grater. Add the egg to the cottage cheese, salt, pepper, mix and combine with cheese, sorrel and garlic. On the half of the square we lay out the filling in the center, moisten the edges with water and cover with the same square, pinch the edges. On the baking sheet, previously covered with baking paper, put the products, grease them with an egg and place in the oven for 20 minutes.
Banana and cottage cheese pastries
We want to present you another recipe for puffs with cottage cheese - a gentle and very fragrant dessert, which is prepared from cottage cheese and caramelized banana. We will prepare the following products:
- 100 grams of cottage cheese;
- 2 tbsp. l Sahara;
- 1 egg white
- ½ tbsp l flour;
- 350 g of dough;
- one banana;
- 1 tbsp. l next oils;
- 2 tsp Sahara.
First, let's prepare the filling: peel the bananas and cut into small cubes. Dissolve the butter in a pan, pour sugar into it and fry until caramel color. As soon as caramelization of sugar has occurred , add bananas to it and fry for about 3-5 minutes, remove from heat and cool.
Sugar, cottage cheese, egg white, flour, put together, beat with a blender until a paste. Cut the dough into squares, place in small tins for mini-cupcakes so that the ends hang a little. At the bottom we put one tbsp. l caramelized toppings, fill with curd mass on top and connect the opposite ends of the dough. We place the molds on a baking sheet, grease the puffs with yolk, bake for 15-20 minutes at a temperature of 200-220 ° C. We put finished products on a beautiful dish, cool a little. Warm puffs are especially tasty.