Homemade red cottage cheese
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Red cottage cheese prepared this way stores well even in a pantry without high humidity. If desired, you can even freeze it, so you always have the necessary filling for baking at hand. Children especially love this dessert, particularly as an afternoon snack. Serve chilled.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the listed ingredients. If the dairy products are too fatty, reduce the amount of butter.
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Step 2
Pour milk of any fat content into a saucepan and heat until almost boiling. Then add cold ryazhenka of any fat content.
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Step 3
Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for another 2–3 minutes; the contents of the pot should curdle. If this does not happen, add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and stir.
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Step 4
Place a clean cotton towel or double-layered gauze into a deep container or onto a colander. Pour the contents of the pot onto the fabric; the curds will remain on the fabric, while the whey will collect in the container.
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Step 5
Melt the butter in a frying pan, add the cottage cheese and granulated sugar. Gently mix everything.
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Step 6
Dry the cottage cheese in a pan until it becomes dry and caramelized.
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Step 7
As soon as the cottage cheese begins to brown, the dish is completely ready! Turn off the heat.
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Step 8
Place the red cottage cheese on a plate or in a bowl, serve at the table, or use as a filling for pies, buns, or pancakes.