Strawberry and Cottage Cheese Pie
Bright, summery, aromatic, festive, and very tasty! Strawberry and Cottage Cheese Pie is an open tart with shortcrust pastry, flavorful cottage cheese filling, and vibrant fresh strawberry confiture. It takes effort, but the result is worth it!
Updated : 29 August, 2025
Easy
About 30 min.
Ingredients
250 grams
Wheat flour
120 grams
Butter
2
Egg yolks
2 tablespoon
Sugar
2 tablespoon
Water
1 grams
Salt
1 sluoksnis
400 grams
Curd
100 grams
Strawberry
70 grams
Sugar
50 grams
Butter
15 grams
Cornstarch
2
Eggs
1
Lemon
1 tablespoon
Vanilla sugar
2 sluoksnis
150 grams
Strawberry
75 grams
Sugar
15 grams
Cornstarch
3 sluoksnis
10 grams
Strawberry
Table
Table of volume measurements:
- teaspoon - 5 ml
- dessert spoon - 10 ml
- tablespoon - 20 ml
- glass - 200 ml
Preparation
Step 1
Use all-purpose flour.
Step 2
In a blender, combine flour, cold cubed butter, sugar, and salt. Pulse until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
Step 3
Add egg yolks and ice-cold water.
Step 4
Quickly knead into a smooth shortcrust dough. When it pulls away from the bowl and no longer sticks to hands, it’s ready.
Step 5
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap or a bag and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Step 6
Roll out chilled dough on parchment into a thin circle slightly larger than your baking pan (≈9-10 inches / 22-24 cm).
Step 7
Transfer dough to a greased and floured baking pan and form edges.
Step 8
Place parchment paper over the dough and add a dry weight (beans work well). Bake in a preheated 350°F (180ºC) oven for 20-25 minutes.
Step 9
Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Melt butter and let cool. Any fat content cottage cheese works.
Step 10
Wash, dry, and dice the strawberries.
Step 11
Separate eggs into yolks and whites. Ensure no yolk gets into the whites for proper whipping. Chill the whites.
Step 12
In a blender, combine cottage cheese, melted butter, yolks, starch, sugar, vanilla sugar, and lemon zest. Blend until smooth and thick.
Step 13
Whip egg whites separately until stiff peaks form.
Step 14
Gently fold whipped whites into the cottage cheese mixture.
Step 15
Add chopped strawberries and carefully mix.
Step 16
Pour the filling onto the baked dough and smooth out. If extra dough or filling remains, bake separately for a small strawberry-cottage cheese casserole.
Step 17
Return the pie to the oven for about 30 minutes.
Step 18
Prepare the confiture. Can be made in advance and gently warmed before topping. Use fresh or frozen strawberries.
Step 19
In a blender, puree strawberries with sugar.
Step 20
Set aside part of the puree and mix in starch.
Step 21
Pour the remaining puree into a saucepan, bring to a low boil. When boiling, add the puree with starch and cook until thickened.
Step 22
Spread warm confiture evenly over the tart. Cool at room temperature, then refrigerate 6-8 hours.
Step 23
Before serving, decorate with fresh strawberries. Enjoy!