Cottage Cheese Puffs
Description
Delicious baked goods for the whole family. Cottage cheese puffs made according to this recipe turn out very tender, airy and have an almost neutral flavor, so they can be complemented with sweet jam, honey, butter or sour cream. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the necessary ingredients in the specified amounts. If whole‑grain flour is unavailable, you can use regular wheat flour, keeping in mind that this will reduce the nutritional qualities of the finished baked goods.
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Step 2
Crumble the cottage cheese with salt and granulated sugar, working until the curd grains become finer.
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Step 3
Add sour cream to the cottage cheese and beat in the eggs, then combine the ingredients into a uniform mixture.
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Step 4
Add sifted whole‑grain flour to the cottage cheese mixture and stir.
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Step 5
Combine the white flour with the leavening agent and sift it into the dough in batches.
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Step 6
Knead the dough, adjusting the necessary amount of flour. The dough for cottage cheese puffs should turn out soft, slightly sticky to the hands.
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Step 7
Divide the ready dough into 12–16 pieces depending on the desired size of the items.
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Step 8
From each piece of dough, shape a ball, then flatten it into a disc 8–10 mm thick.
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Step 9
Place the items on a prepared baking sheet, preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
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Step 10
Bake the buns for 20–25 minutes at 180–190 °C until a golden crust forms.
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Step 11
Let the puffy pastries cool slightly and serve them with tea, optionally dusted with powdered sugar.