Shortcrust Pie with Apricots and Cottage Cheese
A very simple and delicious festive dessert. This is a great recipe for an amazing pie with a cottage cheese filling and fresh apricots that will appeal to many and pleasantly surprise with its wonderful taste.
Updated : 26 March, 2026
Easy
About 30 min.
Ingredients
180 grams
Wheat flour
180 grams
Margarine
200 grams
Sugar
1 teaspoon
Baking powder
0.25 teaspoon
Salt
500 grams
Curd
1 teaspoon
Vanilla sugar
2
Chicken eggs
18
Apricot
20 grams
Butter
Table
Table of volume measurements:
- teaspoon - 5 ml
- dessert spoon - 10 ml
- tablespoon - 20 ml
- glass - 200 ml
Preparation
Step 1
Prepare all the necessary ingredients for making a delicious cottage cheese and apricot pie.
Step 2
Pour 180 grams of sifted flour into a deep bowl and add 1 teaspoon of baking powder.
Step 3
Add 1 teaspoon of baking powder to the bowl with the flour.
Step 4
Pour 100 grams of sugar into the bowl.
Step 5
Mix all the dry ingredients in the bowl well together.
Step 6
Add 180 grams of softened baking margarine to the bowl with the dry ingredients.
Step 7
Rub the margarine into the flour with a fork.
Step 8
Continue rubbing the margarine with the flour by hand until you get fairly fine crumbs.
Step 9
Put 500 grams of cottage cheese into a deep bowl and add 1 teaspoon of vanilla sugar.
Step 10
Add 100 grams of sugar to the bowl with the cottage cheese.
Step 11
Crack 2 chicken eggs into the bowl and add them to the mixture.
Step 12
Blend all the ingredients in the bowl with a blender.
Step 13
You should get a fairly thick and smooth cottage cheese mixture.
Step 14
Cut 18 apricots in half and remove the pits.
Step 15
Grease a suitable baking pan with a small amount of butter.
Step 16
Pour the prepared crumbs into the pan.
Step 17
Spread the crumbs evenly in the pan and press them down lightly.
Step 18
Arrange the apricot halves on top of the crumb layer.
Step 19
Spread the prepared cottage cheese mixture evenly over the apricot halves.
Step 20
Arrange the remaining apricot halves as the final top layer and place the pan into an oven preheated to 200°C (400°F) to bake the pie for 30-40 minutes.
Step 21
After removing the pie from the oven, take off the pan, let it cool slightly, and cut it into portion pieces, then place them on plates.
Step 22
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