Shortcrust pastry pie with cottage cheese and strawberry jam
Description
Homemade baking to go with tea. For this quantity of ingredients I used a 20 cm diameter baking tin. The strawberry jam should be thick; choose full-fat cottage cheese. Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
It is very convenient to prepare all the ingredients before you start cooking.
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Step 2
First, prepare the dough. Pour the butter, melted over low heat in a saucepan, into a bowl, add 40 grams of sugar, and stir everything thoroughly with a whisk.
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Step 3
Beat in the egg. Whisk everything together.
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Step 4
Sift all the flour with the baking powder.
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Step 5
Knead a soft, elastic dough that does not stick to your hands. If necessary, add a little flour at a time until you get the right dough consistency. Divide the dough into 1/2 and 2/3 portions. Wrap the smaller portion in plastic wrap and place it in the freezer for 20 minutes.
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Step 6
Line the baking pan with baking parchment. Spread most of the dough in the bottom of the prepared pan and form the base for the future pie with sides about 4 cm high.
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Step 7
Spread strawberry jam over the bottom of the pastry crust and level it evenly with a spoon into a layer.
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Step 8
Prepare the cottage cheese filling. Place the cottage cheese in a bowl, crack in the egg, and add 40 grams of sugar.
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Step 9
Using an immersion blender, blend these ingredients until smooth.
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Step 10
Spread the cottage cheese filling in a layer over the jam layer.
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Step 11
Take the smaller portion of dough out of the freezer and grate it on the coarse side of a grater.
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Step 12
Spread the dough shavings evenly over the cottage cheese filling. Bake the pie in an oven preheated to 180°C for 40–45 minutes.
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Step 13
Cool the finished pie completely and only then cut it into serving pieces.
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Step 14
Remove from the oven and serve warm or cooled.