Apricot cheesecake
Description
The recipe won't take much time. The apricot cottage cheese pie will probably be enjoyed by all members of your family, especially if they like cottage cheese. Serve this delicious and healthy dessert with a cup of fragrant tea, coffee, or cocoa, as you prefer. Optionally, you can add raisins, dried apricots, or some nuts to the cottage cheese mixture, making the pie even more nutritious.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Sift the flour and mix it with the baking powder. Then cut the butter into small pieces, rub it into the flour until a fine crumb forms. Add sugar, a pinch of salt, and the egg, then knead the dough.
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Step 2
2. Roll out the dough into a circle 5-7 mm thick. Place it into a mold, forming high edges. Refrigerate for 20–30 minutes. I am using a silicone mold, so there's no need to grease it.
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Step 3
3. Combine freshly squeezed lemon juice and lemon zest, sugar, and vanilla sugar. Prepare the juice and zest in advance. Beat together the eggs, sour cream, and cottage cheese, then add the sugar mixture and starch. Beat everything again until well combined. The result should be a thick, smooth mixture.
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Step 4
4. Remove the mold with the chilled dough from the refrigerator. Fill it with the cottage cheese filling, smoothing it with a spatula or spoon.
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Step 5
5. Wash the apricots, halve them and remove the pits. Arrange the apricot halves over the filling.
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Step 6
6. Bake the pie in a preheated oven at 180 °C for about 50 minutes. If the filling has thickened and the dough is golden brown, the apricot and cottage cheese pie is ready! Let it cool in the pan, then refrigerate for several hours. Now you can proceed to tasting!