Pies with cottage cheese and banana filling
6 servings
55 minutes
Cottage cheese and banana filled pastries are a delicate treat from Russian cuisine that combines traditional home recipes with an exotic hint of banana. Their thin, soft dough perfectly complements the sweet creamy filling of cottage cheese and bananas, creating a harmony of flavors. When baked, the pastries acquire a golden crust and their aroma awakens the appetite. These pastries are perfect for cozy family breakfasts, festive tea parties, or simply as a tasty snack. They are served warm, dusted with powdered sugar for a light caramel sweetness. The simple preparation process makes this recipe accessible even to novice cooks, and the result is always delightful – airy pastries with a tender fruit-and-cottage cheese filling that keeps you coming back to this recipe again and again.
1
Melt the butter, add sour cream and baking powder, and mix. Gradually add flour. Knead a soft dough that doesn't stick to your hands. Divide the dough into 20 balls, slightly larger than a walnut. Then place the dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Butter: 200 g
- Sour cream: 100 g
- Baking powder (raising agent): 1 teaspoon
- Wheat flour: 3 glasss
2
Mash the banana with a fork into a puree, add flour, sugar, cottage cheese, and vanilla sugar, and mix thoroughly.
- Bananas: 1 piece
- Wheat flour: 3 glasss
- Sugar: 0.5 glass
- Curd cheese (tvorog): 200 g
- Vanilla sugar: 1 teaspoon
3
Roll each ball into a rectangle, place filling on one side, close with the other side, pinch the edges, shape into a banana; place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Brush with egg, bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 20-25 minutes until golden.
- Chicken egg: 1 piece
4
Cool down and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
- Sugar: 0.5 glass
