Strawberry and cottage cheese pie

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make a pie with strawberries and cottage cheese? First, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. Take the flour of the highest grade.

2. Step 2:

   

   Combine flour, diced cold butter, sugar and salt in a blender bowl. Whisk everything into fine crumbs.

3. Step 3:

   

   Add egg yolks and ice water to the crumbs.

4. Step 4:

   

   Quickly knead a homogeneous shortbread dough. As soon as the dough starts to lag behind the walls of the bowl and stops sticking to your hands, it means it's ready.

5. Step 5:

   

   Wrap the dough in a film or bag and put it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

6. Step 6:

   

   Roll out the cooled shortbread dough on a sheet of parchment into a thin circle with a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the baking dish.

7. Step 7:

   

   Transfer the dough to a greased and floured baking dish (Ø 22-24 cm) and make the sides.

8. Step 8:

   

   Put paper on the dough, pour dry cargo on top (I have beans). Bake the dough in a preheated 180 ° C oven for 20-25 minutes.

9. Step 9:

   

   While the dough is baking, prepare the filling. Pre-melt the butter and refrigerate. Cottage cheese is suitable for any fat content.

10. Step 10:

    

    Wash the strawberries, dry them and cut them into small pieces.

11. Step 11:

    

    Divide the eggs into yolks and whites. It is important that not a drop of yolk gets into the protein during separation, otherwise it will not climb into the foam. Put the proteins in the refrigerator.

12. Step 12:

    

    Put cottage cheese, melted butter, egg yolks, starch, sugar, vanilla sugar and lemon zest in a blender bowl. Whisk until smooth. A dense homogeneous viscous mass should be obtained.

14. Step 13:

    

    Whisk the whites separately until a stable fluffy foam.

15. Step 14:

    

    Gently mix the whipped whites into the curd filling.

16. Step 15:

    

    Pour in the sliced strawberries and mix gently.

17. Step 16:

    

    Put the curd filling on the dough and smooth it out. Depending on the shape and height of the sides you choose, you may have some dough and/or cottage cheese filling left. If the filling remains, you can put it in a small mold and bake. You will get a curd casserole with strawberries.

18. Step 17:

    

    Return the pie to the oven for about 30 more minutes.

19. Step 18:

    

    Now prepare the confirmation. It can be cooked in the evening, and before applying it to the pie, warm it up slightly. Strawberries for confiture can be used fresh or frozen.

20. Step 19:

    

    Put strawberries and sugar in a blender bowl. Whisk until puree.

21. Step 20:

    

    Pour part of the puree and dilute the starch in it.

22. Step 21:

    

    Pour the rest of the puree into a saucepan, put on a small fire and bring to a boil. When the mixture starts to boil, pour in the mashed potatoes with starch and cook the jam, stirring, until thickened.

23. Step 22:

    

    Cover the still warm tart evenly with strawberry jam on top. Cool the tart at room temperature. Then put it in the refrigerator for 6-8 hours.

24. Step 23:

    

    Garnish the tart with fresh strawberries before serving. Bon appetit!