Royal vatrushka with cocoa
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Such a pie is truly royal despite how simple it is to make: remarkably tender, light, and delicious. Crisp pastry with cocoa aroma and flavor, and a cottage cheese filling like soufflé. All this grandeur from everyday ingredients. Store the sliced royal vatrushka in a saucepan with a lid. The pie will stay fresh for 5–6 days. Serve it with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients for making royal vatrushka.
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Step 2
Put the flour and baking powder into a bowl.
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Step 3
Add sifted cocoa powder as well.
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Step 4
Add a pinch of salt. Grate firm butter straight into the bowl with the flour and cocoa.
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Step 5
Mix the flour, cocoa, and butter well and add the sugar.
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Step 6
You should end up with a crumbly mixture. It’s convenient to do this with a mixer, but the bowl should be deep enough so the crumbs don’t fly all over the kitchen. You can use a spoon as well.
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Step 7
Prepare the filling for the vatrushka. Put the cottage cheese into a bowl.
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Step 8
Add an egg.
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Step 9
Add the sugar and vanilla sugar.
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Step 10
Beat the cottage cheese mixture in a blender until smooth and creamy, with a consistency similar to soufflé.
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Step 11
Spread half of the crumbs in the baking pan lined with parchment paper.
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Step 12
Then spread out the cottage cheese filling.
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Step 13
Spread the second portion of the crumbs over the filling.
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Step 14
Bake the royal vatrushka in an oven preheated to 175–180 °C for 40 minutes.
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Step 15
Let the baked royal vatrushka cool a little, then take it out of the pan. After that, cut into portions and serve.