Puff pastry pie with cheese, cottage cheese and herbs
8 servings
60 minutes
Layered pie with cheese, cottage cheese, and greens is a true culinary masterpiece rooted in Russian cuisine traditions. The fluffy dough is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, hiding a rich filling of soft cottage cheese, aromatic greens, and spicy cheese. This combination gives the pie a rich yet balanced flavor: creamy with a slight tang and herbal notes. Its snail-like twisted shape makes the dish not only appetizing but also aesthetically pleasing. It is perfect for a cozy family dinner, festive table setting, or picnic. Due to its heartiness and simplicity of preparation, the pie has long won the love of homemakers, and its aroma infused with the freshness of greens instantly whets the appetite. Each serving is a warm memory of home comfort and soulful evenings.
1
Mash the cottage cheese with a fork.
- Curd cheese (tvorog): 400 g
2
Grate the cheese on a coarse grater and add it to the cottage cheese.
- Cheese: 300 g
3
Finely chop the onion, parsley, and dill, add to the cottage cheese and cheese, and mix well. You can add salt and pepper.
- Spring onion: 1 bunch
- Parsley: 1 bunch
- Dill: 1 bunch
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
4
If you have two layers of dough, cut each in half. Roll out four long strips. Combine every two strips into one, resulting in two long strips of dough.
5
Place filling on each strip of dough.
- Yeasted puff pastry: 500 g
6
Seal the edges of each strip to create a sausage with filling inside.
7
Take one sausage and wrap it like a snail, attach the second one and continue wrapping. Place the pie in the mold.
8
Sprinkle the pie with sesame.
- Sesame seeds: to taste
9
Bake at medium level at 190 degrees for thirty-five minutes.
