Cottage Cheese Babka

Directions

1. 1

   Step 1

   

   Wash the chicken eggs. Soak the raisins in water for 30 minutes. Prepare a mixer.

2. 2

   Step 2

   

   Separate the yolks from the whites. Using a whisk, mix the yolks with sugar and vanilla sugar in a deep bowl.

3. 3

   Step 3

   

   Add cottage cheese and milk to the yolks. Knead this mixture thoroughly.

4. 4

   Step 4

   

   Grate the zest from half a lemon using a fine grater. Add the raisins and zest to the cottage cheese, mix well.

5. 5

   Step 5

   

   Beat the egg whites into a fluffy mass. Add the whites to the cottage cheese and gently mix.

   TipFor the whites to whip well, they must be at room temperature.

6. 6

   Step 6

   

   Preheat the oven to 140°C. Grease a baking dish with vegetable oil. Place the cottage cheese mixture into the dish, level the surface. Bake for 1 hour. Increase the heat to 160°C and bake for another 15 minutes.

   TipTo check if the baking is done, insert a skewer into the center. There should be no traces of batter on the skewer.

7. 7

   Step 7

   

   Before serving, sprinkle the finished cottage cheese babka with powdered sugar.