Hungarian cottage cheese pie🇭🇺…

Here’s a beloved and comforting classic: the Hungarian Cottage Cheese Pie — known locally as Túrós Pite 🇭🇺. It’s a soft, lightly sweetened pastry filled with creamy túró (cottage cheese), often enjoyed as a snack, dessert, or even breakfast.

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🇭🇺 Hungarian Cottage Cheese Pie (Túrós Pite)

🧈 Dough Ingredients:

• 2 ½ cups (300g) all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup (120g) unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup (120g) sour cream or plain yogurt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
• Zest of 1 lemon (optional but traditional)

🧀 Filling:

• 1 ½ cups (350g) cottage cheese or farmer’s cheese
• 1/3 cup (65g) sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla sugar or extract
• 2 tbsp semolina or flour (to bind)
• Zest of 1 lemon
• Optional: a handful of raisins soaked in rum or warm water