Easy Recipe of Zapekanka with step by step instructions.
Ingredients: ( 6-8 servings )
Farmer’s Cheese ( Tvorog ) - 900g ( you can use reduced fat or full fat product. I am using home made version made with whole milk)
Eggs - 4pcs
Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon
Baking soda - 1 teaspoon
Lemon zest & lemon juice - from ½ lemon
Semolina ( aka Manka grain ) - 5 tablespoons
Sour-Cream or Yogurt - 3 tablespoons
Salt - 1 teaspoon
Dry Raisins - ½ cup
Dry Cherries - ½ cup ( you can use any other dry fruits as well )
Avocado or Olive oil - 2 tablespoons
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Hi Everyone,
Today we will be making a classic breakfast or a dessert type dish with Russian roots which called Zapekanka / Запеканка. Zapekanka is very similar to cheesecake, typically made with Farmer’s cheese and optionally dried fruits. It is super easy to make, and if you will try it once it will become one of your favorite breakfast dishes.
Today I will be making Zapekanka out of homemade Farmer’s Cheese also called Tvorog.
Step#1
Combine all the ingredients in the large bowl except dry fruits. We will add dried fruits later.
Soak dry fruits in boiling water for about 5-10 minutes. I am using a mix of raisins and dry cherries. This small step helps to prevent dry fruits from soaking up all the moisture during baking.
Combine all the ingredients using a hand mixer and let it sit for about 15 minutes for semolina to expand.
Step#2
Combine dry fruits with the farmer’s cheese mix and give it a few swirls.
Take a casserole type dish and spray it with oil. Add the farmer’s cheese mix and it is ready to bake.
Preheat the oven to 375°F and bake it for about 40 minutes. I overcooked mine a little bit, but it still turned out really really good.
Let zapiekanka cool down a bit before trying. You can serve it warm for breakfast with sourcream, jam or honey or as a delicious dessert after a meal.
Please leave comments if you like this recipe. Thank you for watching and I will see you soon.
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