Cheese grated pie: how to prepare a popular dessert in an unusual way

Tart is quite a popular dessert in Ukraine. It is usually prepared with jam. But there is also a variant with cottage cheese filling. The texture of such pastries is very delicate, the chocolate dough base is crispy. A wonderful option for a family tea party.

The idea of cooking grated cheese cake is published on the Instagram page of food blogger Alex Mil(mil_alexx) .

Ingredients for the pastry:

• flour - 225 g
• eggs - 1 pc
• sugar - 75 g
• leavening agent - 10 g
• cocoa - 25 g
• salt - pinch

Ingredients for cottage cheese layer:

• cottage cheese (low-fat) - 500 g
• melted butter - 40 g
• eggs - 2 pcs
• starch (cornstarch is better) - 40 g
• sugar - 75 g
• vanilla sugar - 10 g

Preparation method:

1. Pour flour, cocoa, baking powder, a pinch of salt, sugar or sugar substitute into a bowl.

2. Cut the hard butter with a knife, in thin slices.

3. Mix everything well into a uniform crumb.

4. Break the egg, knead a good dough.

5. Cut off a third of the dough and put it in the freezer (literally 5-6 minutes will suffice).

6. Place the remaining dough in a parchment-lined mold (diameter 15 cm).

7. Line the bottom and make high sides.

8. Put all the ingredients for the cheese layer in a bowl, whisk until smooth with a blender and pour into the baking dish.

9. Take out frozen dough and on a large grater, grate over the top.

10. Send to the oven at 170 degrees for 50 minutes.