Zapekanka (Slavic Baked Farmer’s Cheese Casserole)

Ingredients

• 500 g Tvorog (farmer’s cheese) (Regular cottage cheese can be substituted; drain it first because it is wetter.)
• 2 Eggs
• 70 g Sour cream or Greek yogurt (Use either sour cream or Greek yogurt.)
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• 2 tsp Honey (Or to taste.)
• 1 Lemon zest (Zest of 1 lemon.)
• 50 g Butter (Melted; additional butter is needed to grease the baking dishes, amount unspecified.)
• 5 tbsp Semolina (A little extra is used to sprinkle over the buttered baking dishes; amount unspecified.)
• Butter (For greasing the baking dishes; amount unspecified.)
• Semolina (A little, for sprinkling over the buttered baking dishes; amount unspecified.)

Steps

1. 1

   Combine the tvorog, eggs, sour cream or Greek yogurt, vanilla extract, honey, lemon zest, melted butter, and 5 tablespoons of semolina in a bowl.

2. 2

   Blend the mixture until smooth.

3. 3

   Lightly butter the baking dish or dishes.

4. 4

   Sprinkle a little semolina over the buttered dish or dishes.

5. 5

   Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish or dishes.

6. 6

   Bake at 180°C (160°C fan) for 35–45 minutes, until set and golden.

7. 7

   Serve warm or cold. Sour cream and condensed milk are mentioned as traditional toppings; the creator also serves it with homemade chia jam.

Notes

The description does not specify dish size or number of baking dishes. The audio mentions serving with sour cream and condensed milk or homemade chia jam, but gives no quantities or chia-jam recipe; those toppings are not included as ingredients.

Nutrition per serving

• breakfast
• Slavic
• high-protein
• vegetarian
• baked
• make-ahead