Kitchen appliances and utensils:
- electric or gas stove;
- oven with temperature control;
- cutting board;
- knife;
- pan;
- scapula;
- a baking sheet;
- baking paper;
- confectionery brush;
- fork.
Ingredients
Ready Puff Pastry | 2 sheets |
Bell pepper | 300-400 g |
Onion | 250-300 g |
Homemade cottage cheese | 150-200 g |
Olive oil | for frying |
Salt | taste |
One egg yolk | for greasing dough |
Step cooking
Prepare the filling
- Cut 250-300 g of onions into small cubes (these are approximately 3 medium onions).
- Fry it in a pan in a small amount of olive oil until soft.
- Cut 300-400 g of sweet pepper into medium-sized cubes.
- Add it to the onion pan, mix.
- Fry the onion and pepper until soft, but so that the pepper retains its shape. This will take about 7-8 minutes if fry over medium heat, stirring constantly.
Collect the pie
- Put one sheet of finished rolled puff pastry on a baking sheet covered with baking paper.
- On top of the dough, lay out the pepper and onion filling, leaving 1.5-2 cm of the free edge. If necessary, the filling can be slightly salted.
- Brush the edges of the dough with yolk using a pastry brush.
- Put 150-200 g of cottage cheese on top of the pepper, placing it in small islands.
- Cover the pie with a second sheet of dough, pinch the edges. This is convenient to do by pushing them with a fork.
- Make some cuts on the surface of the pie, you can in the form of rhombs. This will further decorate the dish and prevent the cake from flowing.
- Lubricate the entire surface with yolk.
- The edges of the rhombuses can be plucked, turning the cuts into the original pattern.
- Place the pie in the oven, heated to 210-220 ° C for 15 minutes.
Such a cake can be served in a warm or completely cooled form. But cutting it is more convenient while it is hot. This snack can be a great addition to tea or coffee. It can also be cooked and served with chicken broth as a light lunch.
Video recipe
This video demonstrates the process of making unsweetened puff pastry pie with vegetable filling and cottage cheese. One of the options for decorating such a light, fragrant and mouth-watering snack is demonstrated.