
Pie with cottage cheese and jam
Description
Homemade baked goods for tea. The pie is made in the shape of a flower and consists of individual pastries. The center is a single round pastry, and the “petals” are elongated pastries. Sugar can be added to the cottage‑cheese filling if desired. I didn’t do that, because the dough is already sweet enough, and with cottage cheese the filling already contains sweet jam. The pie can be decorated with poppy seeds and sesame, as I did. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1

Pour warm milk into a bowl. Add the yeast and a tablespoon of sugar. Mix well. Let it stand for 10–15 minutes until the yeast foams.
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Step 2

Melt the butter, let it cool slightly, and add it to the bowl with the milk and yeast.
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Step 3

Add the salt, the remaining 4 tablespoons of sugar, vanilla sugar, and sifted flour.
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Step 4

Knead a soft, elastic dough. You may need a little more or a little less flour than the amount specified, depending on its quality.
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Step 5

Place the dough in a warm place until it increases in volume. This may take an hour to an hour and a half.
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Step 6

When the dough has risen and is ready to work, divide it into nine equal balls.
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Step 7

Roll one ball into a round flatbread. Place cottage cheese with jam in the center. Bring the edges of the flatbread together at the top, forming a ball.
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Step 8

Roll the remaining eight balls into elongated flatbreads. Place cottage cheese and jam in each.
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Step 9

Roll the elongated flatbreads with the filling into a roll.
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Step 10

Join the edges of the roll as shown in the photo.
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Step 11

Place the pie pieces in a baking pan. In the center, a round ball seam side down, and on the sides elongated “petals”.
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Step 12

Let the pie stand in a warm place for 25–30 minutes until it rises in volume. Then brush it with beaten egg.
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Step 13

Bake the pie in an oven preheated to 175‑180 °C. It will take 35‑40 minutes.
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Step 14

Remove the finished pie from the pan and cover it with a towel. When it cools, you can serve it at the table.
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Step 15

The pie is amazingly tender and fluffy.