Cottage cheese dessert with berries without flour and semolina

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make a curd dessert with berries? Prepare the ingredients according to the list. Which cottage cheese is better to use? It can be of any fat content. But a casserole of fatty cottage cheese will taste better. Low-fat cottage cheese can be improved by adding a couple of spoonfuls of sour cream, kefir or milk to it. Rub the lumpy cottage cheese through a fine sieve or scroll through a meat grinder. You should get an airy curd mass.

2. Step 2:

   

   In a suitable container, beat the egg with sugar into a light foam with a mixer. Add the vanilla on the tip of the knife. Be careful with its dosage, if you throw more vanillin than you need, the baking will be bitter. You can replace it with vanilla sugar (about 1 tbsp. l.). Chicken eggs should be thoroughly washed before use, since even the seemingly clean shell may contain harmful bacteria. It is better to use food detergents and a brush.

3. Step 3:

   

   Add cottage cheese, sour cream and potato starch. If you take corn starch, double its amount. Sour cream can be replaced with thick natural yogurt without additives.

4. Step 4:

   

   Beat everything with a mixer again until smooth.

6. Step 5:

   

   I took red currants, but you can take any berries, fruits or dried fruits to your liking. Wash the currants, dry them on paper towels. Then gently mix it into the curd mass.

7. Step 6:

   

   Take a round heat-resistant mold with a diameter of 18-20 cm. Line it with parchment. Pour half of the coconut chips evenly on the bottom.

8. Step 7:

   

   Put the curd mass with currants on top, level the surface. Bake in a preheated 180 degree oven (10-20 minutes before cooking) for about 45 minutes. How to check the readiness of the casserole? When a ruddy crust forms on top, pierce it in several places with a wooden skewer. If it comes out dry, then the product can be taken out of the oven.

9. Step 8:

   

   Let the pastry cool slightly in the mold and only then transfer it to a plate. Sprinkle the remaining coconut shavings on top. You can serve it with sour cream or vanilla sauce. Bon appetit!