Cottage cheese is very rich in calcium and, of course, useful, but despite this, not everyone loves it - especially children. Therefore, in order not to exclude such an important product from the diet, but make it more attractive and tasty, you can prepare cupcakes from cottage cheese, which will surely suit your loved ones.
To make the cooking process more pleasant, and the finished dish does not lose its shape and beauty, try baking a curd cake in a silicone form. You will feel how much this method is easier than baking in the usual form.
Curd cakes in molds
If you have to receive guests, and you do not know what kind of dessert to treat them, then the recipe for curd cakes in molds will come in handy.
Ingredients:
- cottage cheese - 200-250 g;
- butter - 150 g;
- flour - 150 g;
- sugar - 150 g;
- eggs - 3 pieces;
- baking powder - 1 teaspoon;
- cinnamon - 1 teaspoon;
- vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. a spoon.
Preparation
Melt the butter in a saucepan. Eggs grind in a bowl with sugar. Then add cottage cheese, baking powder and butter to them. Stir well all together. After this, gradually pour the flour, stirring all the time.
At the end, add the cinnamon and mix again. The consistency of the dough should resemble thick sour cream. If you want, you can also add dried fruits or nuts.
Lubricate each silicone-shaped cell with oil, pour in the dough, but not under the edge, as the dough rises during baking. Send the muffins to the oven and cook for 40 minutes at 180 degrees.
Lemon and curd cake
If you need a tasty and light dessert for a treat, and you want to try something original, we will tell you how to bake a curd cake with lemon and raisins.
Ingredients:
- cottage cheese - 300 g;
- butter - 250 g;
- eggs - 4 pieces;
- flour - 3,5 items;
- lemon - 1 piece;
- sugar - 250 g;
- raisins - 80 g;
- soda - 1 teaspoon;
- powdered sugar for decoration.
Preparation
Butter should be at room temperature. Sprinkle half a cup of sugar to beat with proteins, and mix the rest with butter.
Separate the proteins from the yolks, and introduce the yolks one by one into the mixture of butter and sugar, mixing well. Add cottage cheese, soda, which is suppressed with lemon juice, and zest, mix well. Then combine the mixture with pre-washed raisins and flour.
Whisk the whites with sugar until the condition of the foam and add to the dough, gently stirring. Now grease the baking dish, sprinkle it with flour, lay out the dough and bake 70-90 minutes at 180 degrees. Before serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar and treat your loved ones with a delicious curd cake.