Apricot and Farmer's Cheese Pie - recipe with photo

Apricot and Farmer's Cheese Pie

The combination of tender dough, airy filling, and juicy apricots makes this dessert very delicious. Any berries or fruits (fresh or canned) can be used as an alternative to apricots. The recipe is for 6-8 servings.

Total cooking time
not set
Number of servings
6
Recipe difficulty
3 / 5

Ingredients

for 6 servings

  • butter 150 g
  • sugar 100 g
  • eggs 3
  • baking powder 2 tsp
  • flour 350-400 g
  • farmer's cheese 600 g
  • sugar 150 g
  • vanilla sugar 2 tsp
  • eggs 3
  • cream 200 ml
  • starch 50 g
  • fresh or canned apricots

Instructions

Preparing the dough

Step 1 of 11

Cream the butter and sugar.

Step 2 of 11

Add the eggs and mix.

Step 3 of 11

Add flour and baking powder, then knead the dough.

Step 4 of 11

Grease with butter or line a baking pan with parchment paper (a pan with a diameter of 26 cm was used in the original). Spread the dough over the bottom, smooth it out and form the sides.

Step 5 of 11

Place apricots on top of the dough.

Preparing the filling

Step 6 of 11

Pass the farmer's cheese through a sieve if it is coarse. Add eggs and mix.

Step 7 of 11

Stir in the starch and mix again.

Step 8 of 11

Whip the cream together with vanilla sugar and sugar.

Step 9 of 11

Combine the whipped cream with the farmer's cheese mixture, stirring.

Step 10 of 11

Transfer the farmer's cheese mixture into the pan and smooth it out. Place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. Bake for 45–50 minutes.

Step 11 of 11

Cut the pie into portions after it has completely cooled.