Polish classic at its best. A crumbly base, a creamy filling with raisins, and a characteristic lattice on top!
Ingredients
Crust
- Powdered sugar – 150 g
- Egg – 1 pc.
- Butter – 150 g
- Wheat flour – 300 g
- Salt – a pinch
- Water – 2 tablespoons
Cheese Filling
- Sugar – 240 g
- Egg – 10 pcs.
- Vanilla – 6 g
- Butter – 150 g
- Wheat flour – 2 tablespoons
- Potato starch – 2 tablespoons
- Raisins – 150 g
- Creamy cottage cheese – 1 kg
Glaze
- Powdered sugar – 150 g
- Lemon – 0.5 pc.
- Water – 1 tablespoon
Preparation
Step 1: Knead the Crust
Sift flour into a bowl with powdered sugar, add cold butter, a pinch of salt, egg, and knead all the ingredients together. If the ingredients don’t want to combine, gradually add one tablespoon of cold water at a time. Knead the dough thoroughly (not too long), divide into proportions of ⅔ and ⅓, wrap both parts of the dough in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for about 1 hour. When the dough is chilled, roll out the larger part. Transfer it to a baking tray greased with butter and sprinkled with flour. Prick with a fork in several places, place in an oven preheated to 175°C (fan-forced) or 185°C (conventional) and bake for about 12-15 minutes. Remove from the oven and let it cool.
Step 2: Prepare the Cheese Filling
Separate egg whites from yolks. Grind the cottage cheese, soak the raisins in lukewarm boiled water. Beat butter with half of the sugar and vanilla seeds until fluffy, gradually add 9 egg yolks and ground cottage cheese. Mix everything thoroughly. Beat egg whites from 9 eggs with the remaining sugar. Add sifted potato starch mixed with wheat flour to the egg whites. Mix thoroughly and gradually add to the prepared cheese mixture. Mix everything again thoroughly. Transfer the cheese mixture onto the cooled cheesecake base. Take out the remaining part of the dough from the fridge, roll it out to a thickness of about 3 mm, cut it into strips about 1 cm wide, and arrange them in a lattice pattern on the cheese filling. Brush the strips with the remaining egg white and place the prepared cake in an oven preheated to 160°C (fan-forced) or 170°C (conventional). Bake for about 60-65 minutes. When the cake is golden brown and the baking time is up, cool it with the oven door slightly open.
Step 3: Decorate the Cheesecake
Mix all the ingredients until the glaze reaches the desired consistency. Apply it with a brush on the cooled cheesecake. The cheesecake can be served with the glaze on top or sprinkled with powdered sugar.
