Carrot and cottage cheese pie
Description
The baking is simple and quick. This easy and delicious homemade carrot and cottage cheese pie is a perfect treat to serve with tea. You can always vary the recipe by adding dried fruits, candied peel, or even berries, for example. It makes a wonderful breakfast for children, especially for those who don't particularly like cottage cheese. They will surely enjoy it in this form. I highly recommend giving it a try.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. First, peel the carrots. Cut them into convenient pieces and boil in unsalted water until soft.
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Step 2
2. While the carrots are cooking, separate the yolk from the white and mix the yolk with sugar. Beat until smooth. For flavor, you can add vanilla, cinnamon, or citrus zest to the carrot and cottage cheese pie recipe, for example.
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Step 3
3. Meanwhile, melt the butter and let it cool slightly.
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Step 4
4. Press the cottage cheese through a sieve or mash with a fork. Mix with sugar and egg yolk. Stir thoroughly. Add the oil to the mixture.
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Step 5
5. Add a little semolina and mix thoroughly. Divide the cottage cheese mixture into two parts to make a two-layer pie with different fillings.
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Step 6
6. Divide the cottage cheese mixture into two parts to make a two-layer carrot and cottage cheese pie at home with different fillings.
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Step 7
7. Add raisins to one half.
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Step 8
8. Add carrots and dried apricots, for example, to the second half of the cottage cheese. Blend the carrots in a blender into a puree.
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Step 9
9. Beat the egg white with a pinch of salt. Add half of the beaten egg white to each filling and mix well.
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Step 10
10. Preheat the oven to 160 degrees. Grease a heatproof dish with oil and sprinkle with semolina. Place the cottage cheese mixture inside and smooth it out.
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Step 11
11. Place the second half with carrots on top. You can sprinkle with sugar or lightly brush with sour cream. Put the pan in the oven.
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Step 12
12. That's the whole secret of making a carrot and cottage cheese pie. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. The optimal baking temperature is 180 degrees.