Sand cake with meringue
Description
Delicious baked goods for the whole family. The pie turns out extraordinarily tender, beautiful, and tasty. The cottage‑cheese filling resembles a soufflé, and the thin shortcrust crust simply melts in the mouth. The pie is very easy to make. You will see this in the step‑by‑step description. Use cottage cheese of low fat content.
Instructions
- 1
Step 1
Place 2 yolks and 70 g of sugar in a bowl. Mix well.
- 2
Step 2
Melt the butter and add it to the bowl with sugar and yolks.
- 3
Step 3
Add the leavening agent and flour.
- 4
Step 4
Knead a soft, elastic dough that doesn't stick to your hands. Chill it in the cold for 15–20 minutes.
- 5
Step 5
While the dough is cooling, prepare the cottage cheese filling. In a bowl, place the cottage cheese, add 50 grams of sugar and add 1 egg.
- 6
Step 6
Add sour cream to the cottage cheese with sugar and egg.
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Step 7
Whisk all the ingredients with a blender until the consistency is like cream. There should be no lumps.
- 8
Step 8
Spread the dough into the pan, forming a rim.
- 9
Step 9
Spread the cottage cheese filling on the dough.
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Step 10
Place the pie in an oven preheated to 175‑180 degrees. Bake for 30‑35 minutes.
- 11
Step 11
Whisk the whites of two eggs into a thick, stable foam. Gradually add 50 g of sugar and beat a dense meringue. Using a pastry bag with a tip, pipe the meringue onto the pie.
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Step 12
Put the pie back in the oven for 5–8 minutes until the meringue is browned.
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Step 13
Remove the pie from the oven and let it cool.
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Step 14
Afterwards, cut into portions and serve.