Source: Timmary, AdobeStockCottage cheese dough is one of the most popular options for Easter kulich. Moist, soft, tender, and quite different in taste from regular enriched dough. We're sharing 10 simple cottage cheese kulich recipes that are definitely worth trying!
1. Classic Cottage Cheese Kulich for Easter
Source: rutube.ruOptionally, add raisins, dried fruits, candied fruits, or nuts to the dough to your taste.
You will need: 250 g flour, 1 egg, 1 yolk, 120 g full-fat cottage cheese, 50 ml milk, 30 g butter, 10 g vanilla sugar, 100 g sugar, 4 g dry yeast.
Instructions: Mix warm milk, yeast, and a spoonful of sugar, and leave the resulting starter for 20 minutes. Blend the cottage cheese until smooth. Separately, beat the egg, yolk, and two types of sugar until a fluffy white mass forms. Combine the eggs, cottage cheese, starter, and softened butter, then gradually mix in the sifted flour. Leave the dough in a warm place for 2 hours, then place it into molds and leave it in a warm place for another 1 hour. Bake the kulich for approximately 40-45 minutes in the oven at 160 degrees Celsius.
2. Yeast-Free Cottage Cheese Kulich
Source: pinterest.comA light and quick dough that doesn't need hours to rise.
You will need: 120 g butter, 220 g sugar, 1 tsp vanilla sugar, 3 eggs, 200 g cottage cheese, 1 tsp baking powder, 250 g flour, 150 g candied fruits and dried fruits.
Instructions: Using a mixer, beat the softened butter and two types of sugar until fluffy. Continue beating and add the eggs one by one. Add the full-fat cottage cheese and beat the dough again. Gradually add the flour with baking powder, mix, and finally fold in the candied fruits and dried fruits. Place the dough into molds and bake the cottage cheese kulich for about 40 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius.
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3. Healthy Cottage Cheese Kulich for Easter
Source: dzen.ruA low-calorie cottage cheese Easter kulich recipe for everyone who watches their diet and figure.
You will need: 2 eggs, 50 ml kefir, 200 g cottage cheese, 90 g rice flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 50 g raisins, 30 g candied fruits, sweetener.
Instructions: Soak the raisins in hot water for 10 minutes and pat dry. Separate the egg whites from the yolks and beat the whites with sweetener until stiff peaks form. Blend the yolks, kefir, and cottage cheese until smooth. Add the rice flour and baking powder, then the filling, and finally gently fold in the egg whites. Divide the dough into molds and bake the kulich for 45-50 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius.
4. Chocolate Cottage Cheese Kulich for Easter
Source: youtube.comThe perfect recipe to delight your loved ones with something new.
You will need: 200-240 g flour, 2 eggs, 50 g cottage cheese, 40 g butter, 3 tbsp sugar, 3 tbsp cocoa, 4 g dry yeast, 1 pinch vanilla, kefir.
Instructions: Mix the sifted flour, cocoa, sugar, yeast, and vanilla. Add the eggs, softened butter, and mashed cottage cheese. Knead the dough, adding a little kefir during the process until it reaches a comfortable consistency. Leave the dough in a warm place for 1 hour, then place it into a mold and leave for another half an hour. Bake the Easter kulich for half an hour in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius.
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5. Cottage Cheese Kulich with Yolks
Source: e-kazan.ruDough made with yolks always turns out especially appetizing and golden.
You will need: 400 g flour, 120 g cottage cheese, 8 g dry yeast, 100 g sugar, 150 ml milk, 80 g butter, 80 g dried apricots, 2 yolks, 3 g salt, 0.5 tsp turmeric, 1 g vanilla.
Instructions: Soak dried apricots for 10 minutes in hot water, pat dry, and chop. Mix half of the warm milk, dry yeast, and 2 spoons of sugar, and leave this starter in a warm place for 15 minutes.
Blend the cottage cheese with the remaining milk. Mash the yolks with the remaining sugar, salt, vanilla, and turmeric, add the melted butter, and combine everything with the cottage cheese and starter. Gradually add the flour and leave the dough in a warm place for 1 hour. Fold in the dried apricots, place the dough into molds, and leave for another 1-1.5 hours. Bake the cottage cheese kulich for 30 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius.
6. Carrot and Cottage Cheese Kulich for Easter
Source: recepty-s-photo.ruThis kulich won't be overly airy, but it will certainly be very original.
You will need: 60 g butter, 1 carrot, 2 eggs, 1 yolk, 3 ml lemon juice, 200 g cottage cheese, 1 pinch salt, 7 g baking soda, 100 g sugar, 250 g flour.
Instructions: Mix the melted butter, mashed cottage cheese, yolk, eggs, sugar, and salt until smooth. Add baking soda, quenched with lemon juice. Sift in the flour, knead the dough, and add finely grated carrot. Place the dough into molds and bake the Easter kulich for about half an hour in the oven at 190 degrees Celsius.
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7. Cottage Cheese Kulich with Cherries
Source: postila.ruYou can omit the brandy, but the kulich tastes much better with it.
You will need: 120 g dried cherries, 3 tbsp brandy, 330 g flour, 7 g dry yeast, 60 ml milk, 150 g sugar, 250 g full-fat cottage cheese, 2 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla essence, 50 g butter, 0.5 tsp salt.
Instructions: Lightly chop the cherries, pour brandy over them, and leave for at least 1 hour. Mix warm milk, yeast, a spoonful of sugar, and 30 g flour. Leave the starter in a warm place for 40 minutes. Using a mixer, beat the starter with cottage cheese, eggs, melted butter, sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
Add the cherries and salt, and gradually sift in the flour. Knead the dough and leave it in a warm place for 1.5 hours. Punch down the dough, place it into molds, and leave for another 45 minutes. Bake the kulich for 40-45 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius.
8. Cottage Cheese Kulich with Lemon Zest for Easter
Source: коллекциярецептов.рфAnd if you crave something exotic, use two limes instead of a lemon.
You will need: 160 g cottage cheese, zest of 1 lemon, 120 g butter, 2 eggs, 140 g sugar, 6 g baking powder, 200 g flour, 10 g vanilla sugar, 30 g each of raisins, dried apricots, and dried cranberries, 2 pinches salt.
Instructions: Blend the cottage cheese with eggs and salt until smooth. Add softened butter and two types of sugar, and beat everything again, possibly with a mixer. Add lemon zest, and wash, dry, and mix all dried fruits with flour and baking powder. Combine both mixtures, knead, and place the dough into molds. Bake the cottage cheese kulich for 45-50 minutes in the oven at 160 degrees Celsius.
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9. Cottage Cheese Kulich in a Bread Machine
Source: recipelab.ruMaking Easter kulich in a bread machine is incredibly simple because it does everything itself.
You will need: 200 g cottage cheese, 500 g flour, 160 ml milk, 50 g butter, 1.5 tsp dry yeast, 70 g raisins, 150 g sugar, 1 g vanilla, 1 tsp salt.
Instructions: Soak raisins for 15 minutes in hot water and pat dry. Add the remaining ingredients to the bread machine according to the instructions and select the baking mode with double kneading. After the first kneading, add the raisins to the dough. Wait for the program to finish.
10. Cottage Cheese Kulich in a Multicooker
Source: pinterest.comThe festive kulich in a multicooker turns out just as delicious as in the oven.
You will need: 150 g cottage cheese, 1/2 cup dried fruits or candied fruits, 7 g dry yeast, 500 g flour, 100 ml melted or regular milk, 100 g butter, 100 g sugar, 2 eggs, 2 pinches salt, vanilla.
Instructions: Add dry yeast and a spoonful of sugar to warm milk, stir, and leave for 20 minutes. Separately, beat eggs with the remaining sugar, add cottage cheese, salt, and vanilla. Add the starter and mix the dough again.
Gradually add the sifted flour and fold in the washed dried fruits or candied fruits. Place the dough into the multicooker bowl and cook for 1 hour at 30 degrees Celsius, then switch to the baking mode for 1 hour. Flip the kulich and turn on the same mode for another half an hour.