Pastry cheese cake: this recipe is absolutely a must-try!
INGREDIENTS :
3 eggs;
60 ml (¼ cup) water;
1 teaspoon of salt;
240 g (2 cups) flour;
130 g (1 cup) grated strong cheese
160 g (1 cup) cottage cheese;
1 large sheet of puff pastry, cut in half;
160 ml (⅔ cup) melted butter.
1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
METHOD :
Whisk the eggs with the salt and water. Add the flour and knead until you obtain a dough that is completely non-sticky and a little hard to knead.
Shape the dough into a log, cut it into 8 pieces, roll them up and leave to rest for 1 hour.
Dust your work surface with flour and roll out the dough into a disk. Add more flour on top, add another disk, more flour, another disk of dough and a final portion of flour.
Spread the pile of dough until you have 3 thinner layers. Separate the layer and roll each one individually until they are paper-thin and transparent.
Repeat with remaining dough.
Boil each sheet of dough in salted water with a little vegetable oil for one minute, then immediately transfer to a bowl of ice water. Make sure to add cold water to keep it cold all the time.
Mix the two types of cheese together until the paste forms.
Thinly roll out each half of the pre-made puff pastry to cover your baking sheet.
Spread the puff pastry to cover the bottom and sides of the pan. Add a layer of cooked dough, drizzle with butter and repeat this process with 3 more layers of cooked dough.
Spread the cheese filling on top, add another layer of cooked dough, more butter and continue until you fill the pan with buttered layers of cooked dough.
Cover with another thinly rolled puff pastry, fold in the sides, trim the excess if necessary.
Brush the surface with the remaining butter and bake at 190C/375F for 40 minutes. Let cool before slicing
