This royal cottage cheese crumb pie is pure comfort baking: a buttery, golden crumb crust filled with a creamy, lightly sweet cottage cheese filling that puffs beautifully in the oven. It is simple to make, slices cleanly, and tastes wonderful warm or at room temperature. If you enjoy cottage cheese baking, try our No-Bake Cottage Cheese Petit Cakes or Baked Cottage Cheese Casserole with Berries next.
Ingredients
- 200 g (14 tbsp) butter (82.5%), softened
- 450 g (3 3/4 cups) flour
- 180 g (3/4 cup + 2 tbsp) sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- For the filling: 3 eggs, 400 g (14 oz) cottage cheese, 150 g (3/4 cup) sugar, 200 g (3/4 cup) sour cream
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, salt, soda and soft butter.
- Rub into crumbs by hand.
- Filling: combine the cottage cheese, sour cream, sugar and eggs; mix well (a blender works).
- Assemble: press 2/3 of the crumbs into a baking dish, forming edges (not too thick). Pour in the filling.
- Smooth the extra edges, sprinkle with the remaining crumbs.
- Bake at 170-180°C (340-350°F) for about 50 minutes (know your oven). It will rise beautifully.
Tips
- Use soft, room-temperature butter so the crumbs form easily and bake up tender.
- Blend the filling until smooth for a creamy, cheesecake-like texture.
- Let the pie cool before slicing, and see Allrecipes for more classic crumb pie ideas.
Nutrition: per 100 g: 139 kcal, protein 10 g, fat 4.4 g, carbs 14.4 g