Sernik: Classic Polish Cheesecake
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour 250g
- 3.5 oz butter 100g
- 5 tbsp sugar
- 2 egg yolks
For the cheese part:
- 1.65 lb farmer's cheese 750g
- 1.5 cup sugar 300g
- 4 tbsp icing sugar 30g
- 1 tbsp butter
- 6 eggs
- 3 tbsp semolina
- 2/3 cup raisins 100g
- 2 tbsp orange zest or candied orange peel
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
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Flour out the flour, butter, sugar, yolks and salt quickly. Leave 1/4 of the cake to decorate the cheesecake, put the rest on the bottom and a low edge of the cake (preferably square, 24x24 cm).
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Knead the flour, butter, sugar, yolks and salt into a dough. Leave out 1/4 of the dough to decorate the cheesecake later. Grease the mold (e.g. square 9x9inch/24x24cm) and line with dough.
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Place in preheated oven (200°C/390°F) for 10 minutes.
For the cheese part:
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Grind farmer's cheese in a meat grinder. Whisk the butter into a fluffy mass, combine with the cheese.
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Combine sugar with egg yolks, add to the mass. Add semolina, raisins and orange peel. Mix thoroughly.
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Whip the egg whites. Carefully combine with the cheese mass.
Putting it together
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Spread the cheese onto a semi-baked cake. Smooth on top.
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Decorate with the remaining raw dough. To do this, form thin rolls from the dough (or roll out and form thin strips), and arrange them on the cheesecake. Brush with a beaten egg.
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Put the cheesecake in the medium-heated oven (180°C/356°F), bake for about 40 minutes. When done & cooled, sprinkle with powdered sugar or decorate with icing. Garnish the top with orange peel and raisins.
Recipe Notes
The cake top can be omitted - as per the photo.
