Sweet cheese and cherry tart
Sweet cheese and sour cherry tart is a refined and delicious dessert, perfect for impressing guests or indulging yourself at the end of a long day. This simple and quick recipe will turn basic ingredients into a true feast for the taste buds. In just 1 hour and 15 minutes, you will achieve a tart with a balanced taste between sweet and sour, ideal for any occasion.
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Baking time: 45 minutes
Total: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Servings: 8
Ingredients for the dough:
- 250 g flour
- 125 g margarine (or butter for a richer taste)
- 100 g sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
Ingredients for the filling:
- 400 g cottage cheese (or ricotta)
- 200 g sour cherries (fresh or frozen)
- 100 g sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
Step-by-step instructions:
1. Preparing the dough: In a large bowl, sift the flour and add the melted margarine. Use your fingers to incorporate the margarine into the flour until the mixture resembles wet sand. Add the sugar, egg, salt, and vanilla essence. Knead gently until you obtain a soft and homogeneous dough. If the dough is too sticky, you can add a little flour, but be careful not to overdo it.
2. Chilling the dough: Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 15-20 minutes. This step will help the dough become easier to roll out and maintain its shape during baking.
3. Preparing the filling: In a bowl, mix the cottage cheese with the sugar, eggs, cornstarch, lemon zest, and vanilla essence. Mix well until all ingredients are completely integrated. If using frozen sour cherries, make sure to let them thaw and drain before adding them to the filling to avoid excess moisture.
4. Assembling the tart: Preheat the oven to 180°C. Roll out the dough on a floured surface until it reaches a thickness of about 5 mm. Place it in a tart pan, ensuring it aligns well with the edges. You can use a fork to prick the dough, thus preventing air bubbles from forming during baking.
5. Adding the filling: Pour the cheese filling over the prepared dough and evenly distribute the sour cherries on top. You can also add some cherries into the filling for extra flavor.
6. Baking: Bake the tart in the preheated oven for about 40-45 minutes, or until the filling is firm and the dough is lightly golden. Let the tart cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer it to a rack to cool completely.
7. Serving: The sweet cheese and sour cherry tart is served cold or at room temperature. You can decorate it with powdered sugar for an elegant look or serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a delicious contrast.
Practical tips:
- If you want a more intense flavor, you can add a few drops of almond essence to the filling.
- Instead of sour cherries, you can experiment with other fruits like strawberries or blueberries to create delicious variations of this recipe.
- Make sure the cottage cheese is well-drained to avoid a watery filling.
With this sweet cheese and sour cherry tart recipe, you will bring a touch of joy to every meal. By preparing this quick and simple dessert, you will be rewarded with divine flavors and unforgettable moments with your loved ones. Enjoy!
In a bowl, we put flour mixed with baking powder and starch, the egg, sugar, and melted margarine. We start mixing them with a wooden spoon, and after mixing with the spoon, begin to knead the dough well with your hands (it is easy to mix, the dough is soft and easy to work with). Form it into a ball and then place it on aluminum foil, and put it in the fridge for 30 minutes. Cream: In a bowl, we put melted margarine together with sugar, vanilla sugar, and grated lemon zest. We mix well, and after mixing, we add the egg yolks, starch, and cottage cheese to the margarine mixture and mix again. Separately, in a bowl, we beat the 4 egg whites until stiff peaks form. We gently fold the beaten egg whites into the cheese mixture using a spoon. We take the dough out of the fridge, prepare a springform pan, grease it with oil and flour, make a circle of dough corresponding to the bottom of the pan, and keep a small part of the dough to place on the edges. The dough should rise up the sides of the pan. In the pan, we put all the cheese mixture, leveling it as straight as possible, place the sour cherries over the cheese, and some of them into the mixture. It is placed in the preheated oven at 175 degrees for 80-90 minutes, after which I put it back in the turned-off oven with the door open and kept it there until the oven cooled down. It is cut and dusted with sugar. The recipe for Sweet Cheese and Sour Cherry Tart was proposed by Pocahontas. Discuss more about this recipe on the recipe forum. Other recommended recipes:
Ingredients: 200 g flour, 40 g starch, 1 pinch of baking powder, 1 egg, 60 g sugar (2 tablespoons), 125 g margarine. Cream: 125 g margarine, 1 cup sugar, grated zest of 1 lemon, 2 packets of vanilla sugar, 4 eggs, 60 g starch, 1 kg cottage cheese, sour cherries (300-400 g)
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