Quark Käsekuchen with a shortcrust base
A German low-fat quark and milk cake baked gently on a pre-baked shortcrust base and served chilled.
Active time35 min
Cooking1 h 30 min
Total6 hResting : 4 h
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Ingredients
- 1 unwaxed lemon
- 100 g unsalted butter
- 600 ml whole milk
- 2 medium eggs
- 5 ml vanilla extract
- 150 g white wheat flour
- 200 ml sunflower oil
- 74 g unsweetened cook-and-serve vanilla pudding powder
- 1 g fine salt
- 260 g white sugar
- 8 g vanilla sugar
- 1000 g plain low-fat quark
Preparation
Wash the lemon and finely grate its zest, avoiding the white pith. Soften butter for 20 minutes. Crack and beat eggs. Mix pudding powder with 100 ml milk from the total. Combine quark, 200 g sugar, the beaten eggs, vanilla and zest. Add pudding mixture, 500 ml reserved milk and oil. Whisk for at least 1 minute until emulsified with no separated oil. Keep chilled while making the base.
1 unwaxed lemon100 g unsalted butter600 ml whole milk2 medium eggs5 ml vanilla extract200 ml sunflower oil74 g unsweetened cook-and-serve vanilla pudding powder260 g white sugar1000 g plain low-fat quark- bowl
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Line a springform tin 26 cm across and 6 cm high with paper. Mix flour, 60 g reserved sugar, vanilla sugar and salt. Add soft butter and bring together without prolonged kneading. Press over the base without sides and prick. Pre-bake for about 14 minutes in a preheated conventional oven at 200 °C. Remove with oven gloves and reduce to 160 °C.
150 g white wheat flour1 g fine salt8 g vanilla sugar- springform tin
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Stir filling and pour onto the still-hot base. Bake for about 70 minutes in the conventional oven reduced to 160 °C until edges are set and the centre gently wobbles without liquid waves. Cool in the tin on a rack for about 90 minutes, then refrigerate for at least 120 minutes before unmoulding and cutting.
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Allergens
- Eggs
- Gluten
- Milk
Composition to check for: Celery, Crustaceans, Fish, Lupin, Molluscs, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites.
Sources and credits
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