Sweet khachapuri instead of tea cakes: use seasonal strawberries

Classic khachapuri is a salty pastry made with cheese. Sometimes, raw egg yolk is added. But this dish can also be made sweet. For the filling, sweet seasonal strawberries and cottage cheese are ideal.

The idea of making khachapuri with strawberries was published on the Instagram page of food blogger Valeria with the nickname valeriia.cooking. The dough rolls out perfectly.

Ingredients for 2 pcs:

• warm milk – 100 ml.
• dry yeast – 4 g
• sugar – 1 tbsp
• salt – a pinch

Ingredients for the dough:

• flour – 150 g
• oil – 1 tbsp.

Ingredients for the filling:

• cottage cheese – 200 g
• cream cheese – 60 g
• sugar – 3-4 tbsp
• strawberries

Method of preparation:

1. For the dough, mix milk, yeast, sugar, salt.

2. Leave for 15 minutes in a warm place.

3. Sift the flour in a deep bowl, add the dough that has risen, and oil.

4. Knead the dough.

5. Put in a deep bowl greased with oil, grease the dough on top.

6. Cover with a towel and leave for 2 hours in a warm place.

7. For the filling, mash the cottage cheese, cream cheese, and sugar with a fork.

8. Sprinkle the dough with flour.

9. Press down with your hands.

10. Divide into 2 parts and roll out a circle.

11. Roll up on both sides.

12. Form a boat, and place on a baking sheet covered with parchment.

13. Put the cottage cheese filling, and strawberries on top, brush the edges with whipped cream with egg yolk, and bake at 200 degrees for 20 minutes.

14. Serve with a scoop of ice cream if desired.