Cottage cheese is a very useful product that must be included in the diet of each person. It contains a large amount of calcium, so necessary for the growth of beautiful nails and excellent dental health. But, unfortunately, many children stubbornly refuse to eat healthy cottage cheese. How to be To prepare for them a stunningly delicious pie "Gourmet" with cottage cheese. Children will be happy to eat this delicacy, and parents will not have to beg them for a long time. The article describes in detail how to cook a delicious dessert.
How useful?
Everyone knows about the benefits of cottage cheese. Pie "Gourmet" is not only a very tasty and satisfying dessert. This is also a very healthy dish. After all, it includes cottage cheese. We list only a few reasons why this product should be regularly present in your diet:
- Cottage cheese helps strengthen joints and normal functioning of the whole organism.
- Increases physical stamina and gives vitality for a long time.
- Cottage cheese is a dietary product, so it should be eaten by everyone who cares about their figure.
- Promotes concentration and increases mental activity.
From cottage cheese you can cook a huge number of different and delicious dishes: salad, casserole, main course, desserts. For example, an unusually tender pie "Gourmet". Read more about how to cook it.
Product set
Pie "Gourmet" does not require a lot of time for cooking. And the composition of the products is very simple, it will not require huge cash costs from you. You can see for yourself. For cooking, we need the following products:
- Flour. It is best to take wheat, premium. We need only one glass.
- Granulated sugar. The amount depends on your taste preferences, if you like sweeter desserts, then take one glass. Otherwise, half will be enough.
- Butter or baking margarine. You will need exactly half a pack.
- Cottage cheese - 300-400 grams.
- Salt is half a teaspoon.
- Chicken eggs - one or two pieces.
Here is the list of products for the pie "Gourmet" with cottage cheese. Some housewives also use vanillin and powdered sugar. But even without these ingredients, the dessert is very tasty and crumbly.
Gourmet pie with cottage cheese: recipe
We start cooking. The sequence of actions looks something like this:
- Take a deep bowl or a small saucepan. Oil or margarine we take out their refrigerator. We need to grate it on a medium grater.
- Sift the right amount of flour and add a small amount of baking powder to it. Gently mix.
- Pour flour into butter or margarine. Add sugar, salt. Again, mix everything carefully.
- You can already turn on the oven. We take a baking dish or a convenient frying pan with high sides.
- Grease it with butter. Parchment paper is best placed at the bottom.
- We spread half the butter and flour mixture. Distribute it evenly over the pan.
- Now let's get cottage cheese. Put it in a pan, add eggs and sugar. It is advisable to beat them in a separate bowl with a mixer. Mix the mixture.
- Now, gently, in small portions, we begin to spread it on the base of the pie. Smooth with a spoon so that the filling is evenly distributed.
- We spread the remains of the flour mixture. Sprinkle with powdered sugar on top.
- We put in the oven and bake. Cooking time - 30-35 minutes.
Gourmet pie with apples
If you want to diversify the recipe, which is described above, then you can try to cook another very interesting option. For the filling, in addition to cottage cheese, we need apples. If they are medium in size, then three will be enough. You may ask about which varieties to take. Preferably sweeter. Then you can reduce the amount of sugar.
We return to our pie. You make the dough exactly as described. But with the filling for the pie a little differently. Thoroughly wash and peel the apples. Then cut them into small slices. Sprinkle with a little sugar and cinnamon (one or two teaspoons). We spread the cottage cheese and apple slices in turn on the base of the pie. Well, otherwise everything remains unchanged. It turns out a very tasty dessert.
Small tips and tricks
In order that the pie “Gourmand” (the recipe is indicated in this article) was not ashamed to serve on the table on a weekday, as well as decorate a festive feast with it, we suggest you pay attention to some nuances. Experienced housewives probably know about them, but for beginners they will be very useful. So, pay attention to the following points:
- For the preparation of the pie, it is best to take butter. It should be well frozen, because it will have to be grated. And if it is soft, then this process will cause you only one problem.
- Spread the cottage cheese on the pie not all at once, but gradually. It is best to use a tablespoon.
- The flour must be sifted before cooking. The cake will turn out to be more airy, and in order for it to rise well, add two teaspoons of baking powder to the flour.
- If desired, you can add a small amount of cinnamon, candied fruit or raisins to the filling. This will give the finished product a special charm and piquancy.
- To make the curd filling more dense, add one or two teaspoons of starch.
- Cottage cheese can be taken any, but it is best homemade or with an average percentage of fat content.
- It is good to serve the cake slightly cooled, cutting it into small portions.
Finally
Your children will certainly fall in love with cottage cheese, because it is part of a delicious cake - “Gourmet” (photos are attached in this article). Try to cook it as often as possible, and then only cheerful and happy faces of your relatives will surround you.