Curd, or as they are often called, cheese cakes - traditional Russian delicacy of the cheese. As a general rule, make the sweet cheesecakes and served for dessert or as a main dish for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Cheesecakes perfectly satisfy hunger and provide energy. And cook them quite easy, even for novice mistress.

Partly confusion

The cheesecakes are different from cheesecake? No difference between the dishes there, and recipes can be quite identical. Just cheesecakes - a dish quite old, his recipe was preserved from the days when rennet cheeses have not been distributed, and cheese called fresh cheese. Over time, the cheese curd ceased to call, but the name "cheese cakes" have survived to this day.

This dish seems very simple, because its preparation requires a minimum of ingredients: cheese, egg and flour. With regard to adding to the dough for sugar cheesecake consensus cooks there, some generously sweeten a dish, while others prefer to sprinkle powdered sugar ready cheesecakes.

As a general rule, make the sweet cheesecakes, but there are recipes for savory cheesecakes, seasoned with herbs: they have a specific pleasant taste and perfectly combined with fresh vegetables. For the sweet cheesecakes served, respectively, fresh berries and cream, condensed milk, jam and vanilla sauce. All these supplements perfectly emphasize and complement the delicate flavor of cheese.

Classic recipes recommend two hundred grams of cheese to take one egg and two tablespoons of flour and sugar. However, the proportions can vary depending on the size of eggs or moisture cheese. The savory cheesecakes sugar, of course, not add, cottage cheese should be only slightly prisolit spices and season to taste.

The correct choice of raw materials

The secret of successful cheesecakes - qualitative curd. Curd should choose fresh, not too humid, the average fat content. Best of all - the home village of natural milk. And certainly not "cheese product" made from milk powder with vegetable fat.

Do not try to cook delicious cheesecakes from sour stale cheese - may turn out a dish edible, but nothing more. Those who are on a diet, may try to use for making cheesecakes and low fat cottage cheese, but in this case the dish can turn out somewhat dry.

To cheesecakes was particularly delicate and airy, cottage cheese is recommended through a sieve before cooking. Then we are able to make a uniform dough with no grains, and cheesecakes are obtained simply amazing. A time will take at least wiping cheese.

Typically, cheesecakes added wheat flour. If the cheese is dry enough (and for making cheesecakes recommended just such cottage cheese), then you need quite a bit of flour. If desired, you can change in the semolina flour - it will give the finished products special softness and lightness. Some added to the dough and starch curd, giving the cheese cakes elasticity.

Technology of preparation

Cheesecakes and so loved by chefs that their preparation takes a minimum of time. Wipe the curd, add the egg and flour. If you wish, you can also add a little baking powder - this will make cheesecakes splendor.

You can also put sugar in the dough - or abandon it altogether. The fact that sugar always changes the properties of curd dough - it becomes more sticky and fluid, cheesecakes may disintegrate and stick to the pan. Therefore, for example, a sugar cookie curd always added in minor amounts. Cheesecakes also benefit if the sugar in them lay.

Most cheesecakes made with "full sun", that is added to the dough a variety of products. The most popular supplement - raisins. It should be soaked in hot water or in an aromatic alcohol, then gently squeeze, roll in flour and add to the dough. In addition, you can use raisins, small pieces of apples, pears, apricots, and dried fruits. The main thing that additives were dry. Improve taste cheesecakes and nuts - crushed almonds, hazelnuts, cashews. But walnuts add undesirable - they can make cheesecakes ugly grayish-blue tint.

Dough cheesecakes thoroughly kneaded and rolled into a fairly thick sausage diameter of five - seven centimeters. Now we have to cut about a centimeter thick cheesecakes and fry them.

The most common problem when roasting - cheesecakes sticking to the pan. To avoid this, you should roll raw cakes of cottage cheese dough starch. Reducing the amount of sugar in the dough will also deal with the problem. In addition, be sure to fry the cheese cakes in hot oil, the oil is not worth saving - let cheesecakes are literally floating in it. So curd are cooked very quickly and covered with an appetizing crust.

Options Cooking

Roasting is the most common but not the only way to prepare cheesecakes. They can also be baked in the oven or stew in sour cream. Sometimes even the cheesecakes are boiled for a couple, but thus obtained meal is still not close to the curd and a lazy dumplings Vareniki. Do the world something tasty? . Baked cheesecakes resemble cottage cheese casserole Casseroles. The variety and economy . They are perfect for those who are dieting. Prepared tortillas stacked in silicone molds and bake until browning.

Stewed cheesecakes prepared well. Please cakes of the dough lightly fry in oil or dry frying pan with non-stick coating, and then folded into a deep bowl, cover with sour cream Smetana: untold riches of Russian cuisine   and sugar and simmer for ten to fifteen minutes in the oven. Thereafter, cheese cakes are served at the table together with sour cream in which they were extinguished. The dish turns out very juicy and tender.

Maria Bykov

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