Polish Curd Cake

Polish Curd Cake

Serves 8
Inspiration Cordon Bleu Cookery

Ingredients

Pastry

  • 1 1/3 Cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 Tsp white sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 Tbsp water

Filling

  • 1 cup curd cheese (Quark)
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup currants
  • 1 Tbsp mixed finely chopped candied citrus peel (orange, lemon, citron)

Directions

Grease an 8 or 9 inch spring form pan or tart tin. Preheat the oven to 350 deg F.
Pastry
Cut the butter into the flour using two knives or a pastry cutter, until the mixture is pea side. Mix the water with the egg yolk and stir into the flour butter mixture. Pat into the bottom of the spring form pan (or tart tin). Prick it and chill.
Polish Curd Cake - pastry
Filling
Cream the butter and sugar until light. Add the curd cheese and the beaten eggs.
Polish Curd Cake - make the filling
Then add the currants and candied peel. Fill into the spring form pan (or tart tin)
Polish Curd Cake - ready to bake
Bake for 30 minutes. Cool slightly and run a knife around the edge, before removing the side of the pan (or lifting off the tart tin side).
Polish Curd Cake