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Cottage cheese tart

Käsküeche, or cottage cheese tart, is a recipe of Alsatian origin, consisting of a sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) base topped with a light cottage cheese cream and, in this version, lime flavors.

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1 hour 9 min. difficulté

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4.45 €

2 tarts

11 Ingredients

Last modified on: December 15^th 2024

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For 2 tarts, you will need:

1 600 ml sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée)
2 700 ml cottage (or curd) cheese
3 4 eggs
4 250 ml cream
5 100 ml brown sugar
6 20 ml vanilla sugar
7 1 lime
8 2 tablespoons Kirsch (optional)
9 62.4 ml flour
10 4 pinches salt
11 2 tablespoons caster sugar

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 30 min.

Cooking: 40 min.

All in all: 1 hour 9 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Spread 600 ml sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) and line a 26 cm (10-inch) diameter tart tin or circle.

Refrigerate until ready to use.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Preheat oven to 180°C (360°F).

In a bowl, pour 700 ml cottage (or curd) cheese, the yolks of 4 eggs, 250 ml cream, 100 ml brown sugar, 20 ml vanilla sugar, the juice and zest of 1 lime, 2 tablespoons Kirsch, 62.4 ml flour and 4 pinches salt.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Whisk until smooth.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Separately, beat the egg whites of 4 eggs until stiff, adding 2 tablespoons caster sugar at the end.

Stage 5 - 4 min.

Gently fold the egg whites into the previous mixture using a marysee.

Stage 6

Mix until light and homogeneous.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Pour the mixture into the tart shell.

Stage 8 - 40 min.

Place low in the oven at 180°C (360°F) for approx. 30-40 minutes.

Stage 9

Enjoy warm or cold.

Remarks

If you don't have a lime, a lemon will work just as well.

The kirsch can be replaced by another white fruit spirit, or another to your taste.

Keeping: 2 or 3 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	650 RDI=250 %	3,350 RDI=320 %	2,410 RDI=370 %	37,480 RDI=1,870 %	156,920 RDI: 1,870 %
Per 100 g	30 RDI=10 %	160 RDI=20 %	120 RDI=20 %	1,830 RDI=90 %	7,660 RDI: 90 %
Per tart	320 RDI=130 %	1,680 RDI=160 %	1,210 RDI=180 %	18,740 RDI=940 %	78,460 RDI: 940 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, egg, Nuts

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