Dessert

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Thin, crisp pastry shells filled with an aromatic fresh-cheese, sugar, egg, and cinnamon mixture.

What you’ll need

• flour: 300 g
• butter: 100 g
• fresh cheese: 500 g
• sugar: 280 g
• eggs: 4 pcs
• cinnamon: 4 g
• water: 120 ml
• fine salt: 3 g

How to make it

1. Set the fresh cheese in a sieve over a bowl and refrigerate for at least 60 minutes to remove free whey. Excess moisture makes the filling watery.

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