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  • Polish Cheese Cake (Sernik Babci)

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    Ingredients

    • 1 1/4 c. All-purpose Flour
    • 1/4 tsp Salt
    • 3/4 tsp Baking Soda
    • 1/4 c. Butter
    • 1 whl Egg
    • 3 Tbsp. Lowfat sour cream
    • 1/3 c. Confectioners' Sugar
    • 6 whl Large eggs, (1 separated)
    • 2 c. Confectioners' Sugar
    • 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
    • 1 lb Farmers or possibly Ricotta Cheese
    • 2/3 c. Butter, melted
    • 1 1/2 c. Plain Mashed Potatoes
    • 2 tsp Baking Pwdr
    • 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
    • 1/2 tsp Salt
    • 1/4 c. Orange or possibly Lemon Peel, grated

    Directions

    1. Today's recipe is the second sweet bread you will want to serve at your Polish Easter Feast; only it's not called "bread," it's called "Sernik Babci," otherwise known as "Polish Cheese Cake."
    2. To prepare the dough, sift together the flour, salt, and baking soda in a large mixing bowl, then cut in the butter with a fork.
    3. In a separate mixing bowl, beat together the egg and lowfat sour cream. Stir the mix into the flour. Add in the confectioner's sugar and blend again. Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead till well mixed and smooth.
    4. On a floured surface, roll out the dough into the shape of a rectangle.
    5. Line a 9-inch by 13-inch pan with the dough, bringing the dough part-way up both sides of the pan.
    6. To prepare the filling, separate 1 egg and reserve the single egg white; beat the remaining yolk and five whole Large eggs with an electric mixer in a small mixing bowl, gradually adding the confectioners' sugar as you go.
    7. Beat for about 5 min at high speed. Add in the vanilla and continue to beat at a high speed till the mix is soft.
    8. In a separate mixing bowl, press the cheese through a sieve and blend with the melted butter. Add in the potatoes, baking pwdr, nutmeg, and salt. Stir in the orange or possibly lemon peel.
    9. Thoroughly blend all the ingredients and fold them into the egg mix, then turn the filling into the center core of the prepared sweet bread crust in the baking pan.
    10. Wrap the excess dough over the top of the filling and healthy pinch to close the gap as you go. Brush the top with the remaining egg white, and bake in a pre-heated 350-F degree oven for 45 to 55 min, or possibly till set. Let cold before cutting. Chill to store, but serve at room temperature.
    11. Kitchen Staff Tip: In a few days Recipe-a-Day will publish a Polish Easter Cheese Recipe which you can use in the filling for today's recipe. Simply omit the cheese and mashed potatoes from today's recipe, and you can use your own homemade cheese.

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