Description
Creamy Cottage Cheese and Poppy Seed Delight marries traditional Eastern European flavors with modern culinary elegance. Delicate layers of texture and subtle sweetness invite exploration of this comforting classic.
Ingredients
Scale
- 750 g (26.5 oz) cottage cheese (5-9% fat)
- 120 g (4.2 oz) poppy seeds
- 3 eggs
- 300 mL (10.1 fl oz) milk
- 20 g (0.7 oz) butter (82% fat)
- 50 g (1.8 oz) sugar
- 10 g (0.4 oz) vanilla sugar
- 60 g (2.1 oz) flour
- 5 g (0.2 oz) starch
Instructions
- Poppy Seed Filling Preparation: Gently simmer poppy seeds, sugar, and milk in a saucepan, reducing liquid to concentrate flavors and create a rich, aromatic mixture.
- Filling Enhancement: Fold melted butter and starch into the poppy seed mixture, continuously stirring until the blend develops a luxurious, thick consistency that coats the back of a spoon.
- Cottage Cheese Base: Press cottage cheese through a fine mesh sieve to create an ultra-smooth foundation, eliminating any lumps and ensuring a silky texture.
- Cheese Mixture Integration: Whisk cottage cheese with sugar, vanilla sugar, eggs, and flour until achieving a uniform, creamy consistency that promises a light and delectable dessert.
- Baking Vessel Arrangement: Line a baking pan with parchment paper, creating a non-stick surface that guarantees effortless removal of the finished dessert.
- Layer Construction: Spread two-thirds of the cottage cheese mixture evenly across the pan’s bottom, creating a stable base for the subsequent layers.
- Filling Placement: Create a gentle well in the center of the cottage cheese layer, carefully pouring the prepared poppy seed filling into this designated space.
- Final Layer Application: Delicately cover the poppy seed filling with the remaining cottage cheese mixture, ensuring a seamless and attractive top layer.
- Baking Process: Position the assembled dessert in a preheated oven, allowing it to transform into a golden-brown delicacy with a perfectly set interior and tantalizing aroma.
Notes
- Sieve Technique: Press cottage cheese through a fine mesh sieve to achieve an ultra-smooth, creamy texture that eliminates lumps and ensures a silky base.
- Poppy Seed Simmering: Low and slow simmering of poppy seeds develops deeper, richer flavors by allowing ingredients to meld and liquid to concentrate naturally.
- Baking Surface Prep: Line baking pan with parchment paper for effortless removal and prevent sticking, making serving and cleanup significantly easier.
- Temperature Consistency: Maintain steady oven temperature to achieve golden-brown top and perfectly set filling without burning or undercooking the delicate dessert layers.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Eastern European
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 299
- Sugar: 8.57 g
- Sodium: 222 mg
- Fat: 16.57 g
- Saturated Fat: 8.54 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7.83 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27.43 g
- Fiber: 2.14 g
- Protein: 15.71 g
- Cholesterol: 115 mg