Carrot casseroles - a great way to feed vitamins and small picks, and adult gourmets. As you know, this root crop is very rich in vitamin A and carotene. The value of these substances to the human body is undeniable. However, vitamin A is well absorbed only on condition that it is consumed with a sufficient amount of fat. And carrot casseroles are just such an option, where vegetables are mixed with sour cream, butter or cottage cheese. At the same time, the food is not only healthy, but also tastes good. In most cases, the dish is used as a dessert, which is much better than various sweets and cakes.
Cooked Carrot Casserole
The basic recipe for this dish contains the minimum amount of ingredients, and it is prepared quite simply and relatively quickly, but the delicacy is not sweet, so it is recommended to sweeten it immediately when consumed. For a pound of fresh carrots, take 100 ml of milk and 100 g of butter. You will also need 2 chicken eggs, salt to taste, nutmeg, stale white bread (200 g) and some breadcrumbs.
Carrots are pre-cooked until cooked in water, a double boiler or microwave and peeled. Bread needs to be poured with hot milk so that it turns limp. At this time, carrots are crushed using a fine grater, adding salt, nutmeg and eggs there. Knead the pressed bread into the mass and mix well.
The baking dish is lightly greased, sprinkled with breadcrumbs and the carrot mass is transferred to it. To get a golden crust on top, you need to grate the frozen butter and sprinkle them with the future casserole. In the oven, she will spend 40 minutes at a temperature of 180-200 degrees.
Serve such carrot
casseroles either as a side dish with sour cream or butter, or as a dessert. In the latter case, you can grease it with a sweet cream or condensed milk.
Cottage cheese casserole with carrots
The recipe allows you to make a dish that is useful not only with vitamin A and carotene, but also with calcium, which is found in all dairy products. Especially by the way it will be for those who do not like to use cottage cheese in its purest form.
For 300 g of fresh carrots, they take 3 eggs, 3 tablespoons of honey, a handful of raisins. If desired, you can add a little dried apricots. You will also need a pound of cottage cheese, breadcrumbs and a little sesame to
decorate the dish.Carrots, as in the previous case, are boiled, peeled and chopped. Add cottage cheese, honey, mix and pour dried fruits. The mass should be as homogeneous as possible. Then it is laid out in forms that it is desirable to grease with oil. On top of each need to sprinkle with sesame seeds. To get small portioned carrot casseroles, you can use silicone muffin molds, which is very convenient. If they are not, then the mass is transferred to any refractory dishes. Bake in a hot oven for about 20 minutes. A large mold should spend about half an hour there. Serve casseroles by pouring sour cream, cream, condensed milk or jam.