Usually cheese cakes are called round cakes or balls made from cottage cheese and other ingredients. It is from cottage cheese. Why then cheesecakes? However, there is a recipe for cheesecakes that are made just from cheese. All of them are very tasty. Let's start with the first option - cheesecakes , a recipe with semolina. In addition to this recipe, a method for making cheese balls will also be proposed for consideration, which will be a great addition to any beer. And also familiar to many and not losing their relevance and taste cheesecakes with raisins. Let's start with, so to speak, the main cooking option.
So, cottage cheese (cottage cheese pancakes), recipe: 60 g of sugar and 180 g of semolina are taken for 600 g of cottage cheese. Usually only 4 or 5 tablespoons of semolina is mixed with cottage cheese, and the rest of it is used to roll cheese cakes.
Cottage cheese is combined with 3 eggs, sugar, a small amount of salt and semolina, after which it is left for 20-30 minutes for a better connection of all components. Then the dough is taken with a spoon or a special spatula (so as not to stick to the hands) and laid out in a container with the remaining semolina. Small portions, which are crushed in semolina, are then formed in the form of cakes and fried in a pan in vegetable oil from 2 sides.
You can cook cottage cheese pancakes (a recipe with semolina) with a roll in flour, then the dough will not stick to your hands and it will first be possible to form round balls from the dough that can be conveniently laid out on a wooden board before frying.
In general, cheesecakes (a recipe with semolina), based on the preferences of a particular family, may include the addition of a small amount of flour inside the dough, which will make it possible to give them any shape. In addition to flour, sour cream is often added, which in combination with flour makes the dough soft and airy. With an increase in the proportion of flour and the introduction of additional ingredients, cottage cheese pancakes (recipe with semolina) can easily turn into cottage cheese donuts that are loved around the world.
Cheesecakes, cottage cheese or donuts are served to the table with various syrups, jams, yogurts, sour cream, honey, and can be decorated with slices of various fruits.
A delicious dessert and even the basis of the cake can be cottage cheese balls, which are prepared from 300 g of cottage cheese with 5-6 tablespoons of sugar, 150 g of washed and dried raisins, 1 egg and half a teaspoon of soda without a slide, 1.5 cups of sifted flour. Cheesecakes are formed from the dough, which fall off in semolina, after which they are given a round shape. Cottage cheese is baked in a large amount of vegetable oil to a beautiful golden crust. Having laid 2-3 or more balls on a dish, they can be poured with condensed milk and / or melted dark chocolate. As a basis for a cake, curd makers are good in that they can create stable layers or compositions, look great with any creams that can completely hide or only slightly cover them.
And finally, let's talk about the preparation of cheese balls, which are a good addition to beer, may well be on the diner table or make a company of aperitifs. They are prepared from 200 grams of cheese, which you need to finely grate, 2 egg whites and a small amount of flour. Beginning of the preparation: add a small amount of finely ground salt to the proteins and beat the mixture to a state of lush foam. After that we combine the proteins with cheese and form balls, which we roll in flour and bake in warmed vegetable oil. When baking, cottage cheese pancakes increase in volume. We transfer the rosy balls from the hot pan to paper towels, after which they are ready for use. It should be noted that cheese balls are good both in hot and in cold form, as they say, "for everybody."
It is pleasant to note that no matter how they are called cheesecakes or cottage cheese, they always look great on the table, like adults and children, can serve as an independent dish or act as components of more complex ones. A great solution for those who want to quickly prepare a tasty and nutritious dish.