Kraków cheesecake
Description
It goes perfectly with tea and coffee. If you love baked goods made with cottage cheese, my advice is to make a Kraków sernik. A classic Polish cottage cheese cake with very little dough and plenty of cottage cheese. I suggest preparing it in one of the traditional ways. Try it and you will be amazed by the taste of this dessert. It is similar to a cottage cheese casserole, cottage cheese soufflé, or cheesecake, but at the same time sernik has a singular, incomparable flavour. Of course, cottage cheese is best when it is homemade and full-fat, with the full depth of natural flavour. The Kraków sernik takes a bit of effort, but it is worth it. The bake is ready. Serve it at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients for making Kraków cheesecake.
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Step 2
Pour sifted flour, salt, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla sugar into a bowl.
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Step 3
Add softened butter.
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Step 4
Mix the flour, confectioners’ sugar, salt, vanilla sugar and butter until crumbly. Add the egg and ice water.
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Step 5
Combine all the dough ingredients into a ball; there is no need to knead for long. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for one hour.
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Step 6
Prepare the filling. Put the cottage cheese into a bowl. Add the yolks of two eggs and sugar.
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Step 7
Beat these ingredients with a mixer until smooth and creamy.
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Step 8
Add the starch to the cottage cheese and mix.
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Step 9
Beat two egg whites until stiff peaks form.
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Step 10
Fold the egg whites into the cottage cheese with the sugar and egg yolks in several additions.
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Step 11
Stir gently.
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Step 12
Wash the raisins and add them to the filling.
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Step 13
The cottage cheese filling for the pie is ready.
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Step 14
Take the chilled dough out of the refrigerator. Cut off one third and put it back in the fridge. Roll out the remaining two thirds of the dough into a sheet. Line the pan with it, prick with a fork, and put it in the oven. Bake at 175–180°C for 10–12 minutes.
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Step 15
After that, take the baking dish out of the oven and spread the cottage cheese filling on the dough.
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Step 16
Take the third portion of the dough out of the refrigerator and cut it into strips.
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Step 17
Arrange strips in a lattice pattern on the cottage cheese filling.
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Step 18
Brush the pie with egg.
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Step 19
Put the cheesecake in the oven and bake at 175–180°C for 30–35 minutes. Baking time depends on your oven.
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Step 20
Remove the finished Kraków cheesecake from the tin and chill thoroughly for several hours. Then slice and serve.