How to cook cottage cheese Easter

Starting preparations for the Easter holiday, we try to prepare the most delicious dishes. The main attribute of this holiday is Easter. How to make Easter cottage cheese correctly? What is the story of its origin? We will try to answer your questions and provide several options for preparing this dish.

Easter cottage cheese: recipe history

Easter is a symbol of the victory of Christianity over death and reminds of eternal life.

Easter cottage cheese for Orthodox Christians symbolizes the Tomb in which Christ has risen. The symbols depicted on the sides of Easter are of great importance. Symbolism "XB" means Christ is Risen, flowers and borings - the beginning of life, a spear - victory. You need to cook Easter observing all the traditions. In monasteries, the whole process is accompanied by a special prayer.

The form for Easter is called a pasochna, in ancient times its dimensions ranged from 16 cm to 23 cm. It was made of wood, while carving the required symbols on the inside of the pyramid.

Therefore, Easter is a symbol of joy, eternal life, happiness.

How to cook cottage cheese Easter

There are many recipes for preparing this delicious dish, we will tell you about two main types.

Regular Easter

To make a dish, take:

• 1.5 kg of cottage cheese;
• 600 g sour cream;
• 300 g sugar;
• 300 g butter;
• 300 g cream, preferably thick;
• 7 yolks;
• 1 bag of vanillin;
• some salt;
• 100 g of dried fruits or nuts.

1. Place the curd under a press to squeeze out excess moisture.
2. Pass the prepared product through a sieve.
3. Wipe the yolks with sugar as much as possible.
4. Gradually add cream, yolks, vanillin, soft butter, dried fruit, or nuts.
5. Mix everything and put in a pasochny.
6. Put a towel on top and place a weight on top. Leave Easter in a cool place for a while.

Easter is ready!

Custard easter

To make a dish, take:

• 1.5 kg of cottage cheese;
• 250 g butter;
• 3 eggs;
• 350 g sour cream;
• some salt.

1. Place the curd under a press to squeeze out excess moisture.
2. Rub the prepared mass through a sieve.
3. Combine butter, 2 eggs, sour cream and heat until boiling.
4. Pour the resulting mixture into the prepared cottage cheese.
5. Add salt and another egg gradually.
6. Stir the mixture well until smooth, place in a mold and place under oppression.
7. Leave Easter in a cool place for a while.

Easter is ready!

How Easter cottage cheese is made in a monastery: an old recipe

In monasteries, the recipe for preparing Easter is practically no different from those that we cook at home. The main thing is that a special prayer is read before the beginning of the ritual.

Easter according to the recipe from the monastery.

To make a dish, take:

• 1.5 kg of low-fat cottage cheese;
• 600 g sour cream;
• 300 g sugar;
• 300 g butter;
• 7 eggs;
• 1 bag of vanillin;
• salt;
• 100 g nutmeg.

1. Place the curd under a press to squeeze out excess moisture.
2. Rub the prepared mass through a sieve.
3. Mix butter, sour cream, cottage cheese, eggs, and heat. Do not let the mixture boil, as soon as you notice the first bubble, remove from heat.
4. While continuing to stir, let the mixture cool slightly and add vanillin, sugar and nutmeg.
5. Put the finished mass in a pasochny and leave in the cold under oppression for 4 hours.

For decoration, you can use chocolate, marmalade, lollipops.

How to cook Easter at home video

For more information on how to properly prepare a delicious Easter, you will learn from the video that we offer you.