Hungarian Dill and Cottage Cheese Pie (Kapros túrós lepény)

Hungarian cottage cheese pie

 🍴  Servings: 8


🥣 Category: Dessert


💪 Difficulty Level: 3/5 


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Tha Hungarian cheese pie

Desserts are popular among Hungarians. And they are usually very well made. This cottage cheese pie with dill is a popular meal among Hungarian households. Simple, filling, and ideal for a lunch with for example a soup. Makee it with us using this recipe!

Ingredients:

dough:

  • 400 g all-purpose flour
  • 1 egg
  • 200 ml milk
  • 4 g dry yeast
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 50 g butter
  • salt

The cream:

  • 500 g Cottage (or) Farmer cheese (or Ricotta)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp vanilla sugar or extract
  • 1 bunch of dill leaves
  • salt

To the top:

  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tbsp sour cream

Steps:

  1. Mix the lukewarm milk with the yeast and sugar. Leave the yeast to activate for 10 minutes.
  2. Mix the sifted flour with an egg, the soft butter, a pinch of salt and the risen yeast mixture. Knead until a firm and springy dough forms. Sprinkle the dough with a little flour, cover and leave to rise for 30 minutes.
  3. Roll out the dough to the size of a baking tray (~14×8″/35×20 cm) and place it on the tray.
  4. Mix the cottage cheese with eggs, sugar, vanilla sugar, breadcrumbs, a bunch of finely chopped dill and salt to taste. Spread this mixture evenly over the dough. Bake the pastry at 180°C (350°F) for 40 minutes.
  5. Brush the hot surface of pie with the egg yolk and sour cream mixture and put it back in the oven. Bake for a further 10 minutes.
  6. Cut and enjoy your cheese pie!

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