Dietary Cottage Cheese Easter Kulich
Baking and Desserts • Russian
Description
This recipe yields 2 kulichs with a diameter of 8.5 cm.
Ingredients
- Milk 15 fl oz
- Chicken Egg 1 piece
- Egg white 3 pieces
- Cottage cheese 5 oz
- Corn Flour for Polenta 5 oz
- Glutinous Rice Flour 0 oz
- Oat flakes 0 oz
- Applesauce 5 oz
- Baking Powder 1 teaspoon
- Vanillin a pinch
- Sugar Substitute to taste
- Cardamom 0.3 teaspoons
- Citric Acid 0 oz
- Candied fruits 5 oz
- Olive Oil ½ teaspoon
- Non-Fat Dry Milk 4 tablespoons
- Corn Starch 2 teaspoons
- Activated Baking Soda ½ teaspoon
Step-by-Step Guide
Step 1
Whisk the egg with the sugar substitute and vanillin.
Step 2
Add the applesauce, cottage cheese, and 80 ml of milk - whisk until combined.
Step 3
Grind the oat flakes into flour, combine with the other two types of flour, add the baking powder, baking soda, and cardamom, and mix well.
Step 4
Gradually add the flour mixture to the liquid mixture, stirring thoroughly until the consistency of thick sour cream is achieved.
Step 5
Whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form with the citric acid (add it when the egg whites start to become thick and white) and fold into the batter using an upward motion.
Step 6
Carefully add finely chopped candied fruits to the batter and mix well again.
Step 7
Grease the forms (I have two that are 8.5 cm in diameter) with olive oil and fill with batter (they should be filled about ¾ full).
Step 8
Bake in a preheated oven at 175°C for about 45-50 minutes (check for browning and use the 'toothpick test').
Step 9
If the kulichs are not fully baked but are already browning on top, cover the tops with foil.
Step 10
For the glaze: mix the dry milk with the starch and sweetener, you can add a pinch of vanillin.
Step 11
Pour in a few tablespoons of milk (measured from 300 ml) and stir until smooth, trying to eliminate lumps.
Step 12
Pour in the remaining milk, whisk well again, and place in the microwave at maximum power (mine is 850 watts) for about 3 minutes (remove and stir every minute, watching to ensure it doesn't overflow), then let it cool and spread on top of the kulich.
Step 13
Decorate as desired.
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