Zapekanka - Ukranian Cheesecake
This creamy and delicious cheesecake is a traditional Ukrainian dessert made with "Tvaorg", or Farmer's cheese.Made with only a few ingredients like cottage cheese, sour cream, sugar and semolina, this recipe can easily be adjusted to taste.
Ingredients
- 1 kg Tvorog/Farmer's cheese *can be subbed for regular cottage cheese
- 90 g Semolina *around 1/2 cup
- 50 g sour cream *can be subbed for Greek yoghurt
- 50 g melted butter
- 100 g sugar *around 1/2 cup. Use sugar substitute for sugar-free
- vanilla extract *optional
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C/392°F
- Whisk eggs and farmer's cheese*
- Add sour cream, semolina and butter until creamy.
- Pour batter onto greased/lined pan and bake for around 30-40 minutes.
- Cool or enjoy straight from the pan. Serve with jam or honey and enjoy!
Notes
*You can blend the farmer's cheese for a more "cheesecake-like" texture, but I personally like the clumps.
*Type of cheese:
This recipe is best with firm farmer's cheese, but can be substituted with regular cottage cheese. Full-fat is recommended, but we tried low-fat and lactose-free and it tasted just as delicious. *Sour cream can be substituted for low-fat or Greek yoghurt. *Use a sugar substitute like monkfruit or stevia for sugar-free.
This recipe is best with firm farmer's cheese, but can be substituted with regular cottage cheese. Full-fat is recommended, but we tried low-fat and lactose-free and it tasted just as delicious. *Sour cream can be substituted for low-fat or Greek yoghurt. *Use a sugar substitute like monkfruit or stevia for sugar-free.