Russian Zapekanka Recipes

RUSSIAN ZAPEKANKA

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, combine cheese and egg yolks. Mix in the cream of wheat and sugar.
• 2. Add baking soda, salt, vanilla and melted butter. Mix well.
• 3. In another bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff; fold into other mixture. Fold in the walnuts.
• 4. Add most of the strawberries and mix in.
• 5. Pour mixture into a buttered 2-qt. baking dish. Spread a layer of sour cream on top and decorate with more sliced strawberries.
• 6. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven about 50 minutes, or until golden.
• 7. NOTE: You may also add about 1/2 cup raisins, if you like. Add them with the walnuts.

RUSSIAN BREAKFAST PUDDING (TVOROZHNAYA ZAPEKANKA)

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180 C. Grease an oven proof dish with butter.
• Beat eggs with sugar, add twarog, milk, mix well, then add melted butter, fold in semolina or flour, mix well again. Add blueberries or raisings, stir a little. Pour the mixture into the oven proof dish and bake in the oven for 60 min. Let it cool down a bit before serving.

RUSSIAN CHEESECAKE - ZAPEKANKA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Drain cottage cheese in a sieve.
• Mix sugar and 2 Tbsp butter. Add eggs, semolina and 3 tsp vanilla sugar.
• Gently stir in curds then fold in raisins.
• Grease a 9-inch round pan with butter, coat with flour. Carefully pour mixture into pan, smooth evenly.
• Bake on middle rack for 30 minutes.
• Melt remaining butter. Pour on top, spreading evenly. Broil for 5 minites to brown top.
• Mix sour cream with vanilla sugar and sugar. Serve like whipped cream. (Dollop on top or on side).