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Curd cheese pie with fresh cheese and crisp pastry
Freshly baked, crumbly curd cheese pie with homemade cheese

Hungarian curd cheese traybake (Túrós lepény)

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Cakes and Desserts
The curd cheese traybake is a dance of tart and sweet flavours. The freshness of the curd cheese balances the richness of the pastry, while the lemon zest lifts the flavours with its scent. This is not a complicated patisserie cake, but an honest, homemade dessert where the quality of ingredients dominates.
🕒 Prep Time 20 mins
🍳 Cook Time 35 mins
⌛ Total Time 55 mins
🍽️ Servings 5 servings
🔥 Calories 380 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Hungarian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Baking tray
  • Grater (for lemon)

Allergen Information

⚠️ Gluten
⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Eggs

Instructions

1 ✓

Mix the flour with the baking powder, then rub in the cold butter until crumbly.

Tip: It is important that the butter stays cold! The small pieces of butter create steam during baking, making the pastry crumbly.
2 ✓

Knead together with the sugar and 1 egg, then roll out into the baking tray.

Tip: Do not over-knead, as the heat of your hands will melt the butter, resulting in a tough, greasy dough.
3 ✓

Mix the curd cheese, sour cream, flavourings and the remaining egg, then spread over the dough.

Tip: The egg binds the curd cheese cream together during baking (heat coagulation).
4 ✓

Bake at 180°C (160°C Fan) until golden brown.

Tip: If the top is browning but the middle is still wobbly, cover with foil and bake a little longer.

Recipe FAQ

Why is the pastry flat?
The baking powder was old. Always check the expiry date!
Why is the middle soggy?
The curd cheese was too wet. It's worth draining it before use, or mixing in a little semolina to absorb the moisture.

Ingredients

  • 300 g Plain flour
  • 150 g Cold butter
  • 100 g Sugar
  • 2 pc Eggs
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 500 g Curd cheese (Túró/Cottage cheese)
  • 1 tbsp Vanilla sugar
  • 150 g Sour cream
  • 1 tsp Grated lemon zest