What associations do you have with the word cheesecake? Probably, it is certainly something soft, rich, sweet and tasty. After all, what is a cheesecake, each of us has known since childhood - a curd cheese pie from yeast childhood. Are there really people who have never tried it?
There are a great many recipes for classic cheesecakes. Have you ever heard of the royal cheesecake? Most likely. We will consider several recipes for its preparation.
But why is it royal?
Because the distinctive feature of such a cheesecake is an unusual dough: shortbread. This is also called shtreisel, because it is not a classic dough, which we are used to, but a mixture of flour, sugar and butter. Moreover, the shtreisel should not be kneaded, but wrinkled until the formation of small crumbs.
The most common and probably the easiest royal cheesecake recipe is oven baking. But in fact, you can bake it in a slow cooker. But the filling depends on your imagination. It can be not only cottage cheese, but also jam, and jam, if desired, crushed nuts or raisins can be added to the main filling - to your liking. But with absolutely any filling, the royal cheesecake turns out to be remarkably aromatic and tasty.
Classic recipe
To make a royal cheesecake in the oven you will need:
- 0.5 kg of cottage cheese;
- 1.5 cups of granulated sugar;
- 100 g of frozen butter;
- 4 eggs;
- 1 sachet of vanillin;
- 1.5 cups premium flour;
- 30 g of semolina or starch (potato or corn);
- 0.5 teaspoon of baking soda;
- salt to taste.
First knead the filling. To do this, take the cooked cottage cheese and grind until a homogeneous mass without lumps is obtained. You can use a sieve - thoroughly wipe the cottage cheese through it. After it becomes completely homogeneous, add sugar and mix. We send vanillin, starch and a small pinch of baking soda there and again we mix everything thoroughly.
Now it's the turn of the eggs. Beat the separated proteins with sugar using a blender or a regular whisk until the mixture turns white. In order to bring the proteins to the desired state faster, you can add a pinch of table salt and a drop of lemon juice to them. After the formation of a strong foam, we send the whipped proteins to the curd mass and mix. If desired, you can add nuts or something else.
We take up the preparation of dough for the cheesecake royal. Sift the flour well several times, add 0.5 cups of sugar and mix. Frozen butter should be either finely chopped with a knife or grated on a coarse grater, then mix it with flour and sugar. And then we begin to grind the mass with our hands until a small crumb is formed.
We take a round deep shape, grease it with oil and lay out the bottom and walls with parchment to avoid burning a royal cheesecake. Separate a third from the creamy flour mass and set aside, put the rest into shape and even out well. It is important that the thickness is the same on all sides - for uniform and uniform baking. After exactly the same way, spread the filling on top, and on top - the remaining dough.
Cheesecake is baked at a temperature of 200 degrees Celsius in the oven. It takes 40 minutes to cook. You can check readiness with a match - pierce the dough. If the cheesecake is dry, then the treat is ready.
Cottage cheese is an integral part of any cheesecake
Cottage cheese is invariably present in the recipe for absolutely any cheesecake. Something may be added to it, as mentioned above, but nevertheless the real dish is filled exclusively with cottage cheese.
Royal cheesecake with cottage cheese, the recipes of which we are considering, is an excellent treat for both the holiday and for every day.
Many names, but the essence is always the same
Royal cheesecake is called differently: both royal, and Hungarian cottage cheese, and bulk pie with cottage cheese, and cheese cake. All names and not to mention. But as they say, whatever you call ... The essence of the cheesecake remains one - this is a round cake made of shortcrust pastry with a curd mass in the form of a filling.
Ugly in appearance, delicious inside
What to hide, in appearance the royal cheesecake is inferior to other desserts. She is very unpretentious, does not catch the eye among other treats on the table, she does not attract. You can reveal its taste only by tasting it. After all, this simple cake combines two different components, both in taste and texture: gentle airy cottage cheese and a crispy, crumbly, melting base in the mouth. Truly bliss!
If you want to decorate a cheesecake, then you can always use icing, fruits, berries, jam, syrup or anything that comes to your mind for this. How to choose any recipes for royal cheesecake with cottage cheese.
Regular and royal
An ordinary cheesecake differs from the royal one in that the first is something like an open pie: a dough cake with curd filling in the middle, while a delicious royal cheesecake is a closed pie with a filling inside. Moreover, her filling is soft and creamy, but the dough is appetizing crispy. This contrast makes the dessert unique, and believe me, even those who do not like sweets or cottage cheese will not refuse it.
The most delicious royal cheesecake in the cold.
You won’t spoil the dessert with chocolate
Sweet tooth will confirm: chocolate to the place in any dessert, and even more so in a cheesecake. After all, he gives it a special charm and originality: a classic recipe in a non-classical version! Such a cheesecake will appeal to any fiancée. And no one will ever guess that the preparation was used not chocolate, but cocoa powder. Chocolate royal cheesecake will rightfully be called chocolate.
You can eat such a wonderful dish for breakfast and dinner, if you, of course, do not follow the figure. But especially children will like it.
But how to make royal cheesecake with cocoa? Consider this option.
Chocolate Royal Cheesecake
For cooking you will need:
- 2 cups of wheat flour;
- 2 chicken eggs;
- 180 g margarine;
- 2 tbsp. l cocoa powder;
- 1 cup of sugar;
- 300 g of cottage cheese.
Three margarine on a coarse grater, mix with 0.5 cups of sugar, cocoa powder and flour. It is necessary to stir until crumbs are formed, as in the classic recipe. For the filling, combine 0.5 cups of sugar, eggs and cottage cheese. After we spread half of the prepared dough into a mold, pour the filling on top and close the second half of the dough. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and bake the treat for 30-40 minutes.
Here is such a simple recipe. Now you know how to make a royal cheesecake.
Variety of cheesecakes
So far, we have only mentioned a few types of cheesecakes: chocolate, classic, with nuts and raisins. But in fact, there are much more species - vanilla, with apples, pears, strawberries and strawberries. And any of them simply amazes with its most delicate crumbly dough and creamy curd filling.
The royal cheesecake, the step-by-step recipe for which is given a little higher, is a wonderful treat for both guests and the whole family. It can be prepared both from yeast dough, and with confectionery crumbs, both with cottage cheese alone and with the addition of some additional ingredients. Try experimenting with the filling: add peeled cherries, apricot or peach pulp, lemon zest or oranges. Yes, anything! You will not spoil the cheesecake with this at all, on the contrary, add to it an interesting accent and a unique note. Households will certainly ask you to cook a cheesecake again, and guests will be interested in the recipe!
Cheesecake is not always boring: little tips
Most people are accustomed to the classic cheesecake, but if you like something new, you may well try to diversify the usual treats, for example, caramel or glaze. To do this, take any berry, add water and simmer with sugar under the lid for about an hour (until viscosity and density appear), and when serving, pour pie with this juice.
The step-by-step recipe for the royal cheesecake itself is easy to prepare, but it is worth remembering that the more eggs you add to the filling, the more tender and airy, like a souffle, it will turn out.
Also, do not be afraid to independently change the recipe for both the test and the toppings, just do not forget about the proportions so as not to overdo it.
If your oven has a grill, then you can use it for caramelization. To do this, just need to sprinkle the cheesecake with sugar and turn on the grill in the last 5-7 minutes of cooking.