Prăjitură cu Griș și Brânză (Semolina Cheese Cake)
Also called prajitura cu gris si branza, semolina and farmer's cheese cake, branza dulce cake
Sweet fresh cheese and semolina lightened with beaten egg whites and baked in a tray, sometimes with a sour cream topping.
- Makes
- about 20 squares, 25 × 35 cm (10 × 14 inch)
Ingredients
Pan sizes, times and temperatures in the method are not scaled.
Cake
Sour cream topping (optional)
Method
Heat the oven to 340°F (170°C) and butter a 25 × 35 cm (10 × 14 inch) pan.
Beat the yolks with the granulated sugar (150 g¾ cup) until pale. Add the brânză dulce (500 g), semolina (100 g½ cup + 2 tbsp), butter (50 g¼ cup), zest, vanilla (1 tsp) and raisins (50 g⅓ cup) and mix well.
Beat the whites with the salt to stiff peaks and fold them into the cheese mixture.
Pour into the pan and bake 35 to 40 minutes, until golden and set.
Topping, if using. Mix the sour cream (200 g¾ cup + 2 tbsp), egg yolks (2) and granulated sugar (50 g¼ cup) and pour it over the cake for the last 10 minutes of baking.
Cool completely in the pan, then cut into squares.