Cheesecakes made from children's cottage cheese: ingredients, cooking options, recipes

As you know, syrniki are pancakes made from cottage cheese, eggs and flour, which are usually fried in vegetable oil or butter. Baking them in the oven is also possible and even healthier. And if you make cheesecakes from baby cottage cheese, you will get surprisingly soft and tender products. Homemade cottage cheese made from milk is also suitable for this.

Using less flour guarantees a delicate, creamy structure for the cheesecakes. You can also add raisins, chopped dried apricots, fresh apples or pears to the dough. Some recipes add banana or lemon zest.

If the curd is too wet, squeeze it well before adding it to the batter. If you want to get a really delicate texture, rub it through a sieve. The simplicity of the recipes and the delicious taste of baby cottage cheese pancakes make them one of your favorite breakfast dishes. Properly cooked products should be golden brown on top and tender and soft inside. Cheesecakes are ideally served with sour cream, jam, honey or fresh berries.

Homemade cottage cheese

As already noted, these products are best prepared from children's or homemade cottage cheese. In the first case, you can purchase a product for children “Agusha” or another brand in the store. In the second case, some effort will be required. How to make cottage cheese at home from milk? Below are step-by-step instructions.

All utensils should be very well cleaned before starting. All you need is:

1 liter of whole milk;
4 drops liquid rennet;
half l.h. salt, plus more to your taste;
6 l. Art. heavy cream or a mixture of heavy cream and buttermilk.

How to do it?

How to make cottage cheese at home from milk? Heat the milk very slowly in a medium saucepan. Use minimal heat. Insert a thermometer into the milk and heat until it reaches 30ºC. Turn off the heat and add the rennet. Stir gently for two minutes.

Cover the pan with a clean kitchen towel and cover with a lid. Let stand at room temperature for four hours. After this time, the mixture will begin to harden and become “shaky.” Take a sharp knife and cut it diagonally 5 or 6 times, then do the same in the opposite direction.

Sprinkle with salt, then place the pan over very low heat and heat, stirring gently, until the curds separate from the whey. It takes only a few minutes. Don't overcook it at this point or the final product will be tough.

Line a sieve with cheesecloth and place it in a large bowl. Pour the mixture into it and stir gently to remove a large amount of whey. Fold the ends of the cheesecloth over the curd and place the sieve (leaving the bowl underneath) in the refrigerator. Let drain for an hour, stirring once or twice.

Place the finished soft cheesecloth curd in a bowl and add cream or a mixture of cream and buttermilk. Taste and add more salt if needed.

The invaluable benefits of natural dishes

Cottage cheese is a tasty and healthy fermented milk product.
It appears first in baby food in the seventh or eighth month. If it is administered before a certain time, the baby will be bothered by allergies, colic, constipation, and bloating. Due to its increased fat content, it has a combination of essential amino acids and polyunsaturated fats that are easily absorbed by the baby’s body. Being a rich storehouse of phosphorus and calcium, the product promotes proper bone formation. It also contains vitamins B, D, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, macro- and microelements. For the first time, the little one is given only half a teaspoon, and over the course of a month the daily dose is increased to thirty to forty grams. It is useful for young mothers to know that the daily intake of cottage cheese should not exceed fifty grams. Since it contains a lot of protein, and the baby’s kidneys and liver are not able to cope with the increased volume.

At first, the child is fed with pure cottage cheese, such as baby food, which is specially produced. It has a soft consistency, and for a baby who cannot chew, this is important. Children's gastrointestinal tract is characterized by physiological immaturity, therefore it is produced adapted to an incompletely formed organism.

When choosing a curd product for a child, you need to pay attention to its fat component. Creamy - up to fifteen percent fat content, more tasty, but it is better for the baby to get acquainted with five percent for the first time and no more. It is ideal for children who are overweight, who grow poorly, gain little weight due to poor appetite, and can eat fruit curds containing a lot of carbohydrates. But among children there are picky children who don’t eat them, so mom needs to know at least one recipe for cheesecakes for whimsical children in order to gradually teach them to eat cottage cheese.

Simple cheesecakes

These cheesecake pancakes are incredibly easy to make and a breakfast idea your family will love. Ruddy on the outside and soft on the inside, everyone will like them. This recipe for cheesecakes made from baby cottage cheese will please everyone. So, you will need:

500 grams of children's or homemade cottage cheese;
2 eggs;
4 tbsp. l. Sahara;
baking powder - 0.5 l. h.;
a glass of sifted flour;
a pinch of salt;
6 tbsp. l. vegetable oil (odorless) for frying.

↑ Cheesecakes for a small child in a slow cooker

If you have an au pair such as a multicooker, then prepare breakfast in it. Very convenient, no need to waste time - stick it on, load it, turn on the desired mode and go about your business.

Ingredients

cottage cheese – 450-500 g;
chicken egg – 1 pc.;
salt - a pinch;
granulated sugar - 2 tbsp. l.;
white wheat flour - 4 tbsp. l.

Preparation

Grind the cottage cheese, beat in an egg. Add salt and sugar. Mix everything thoroughly with a fork until a homogeneous consistency is obtained. You can beat it with a blender, the baked goods will turn out especially airy.

Now add the sifted flour and mix thoroughly. With wet hands, scoop up a portion of the curd mass, roll it into a ball and then, slightly flattening it, form a flat cake.

Transfer the resulting preparations into a special bowl with holes designed for cooking over steam.

Pour water into the main bowl of the multicooker (a little less than half). Place the bowl with the preparations on top. Set the “Cooking (or boiling) steam” mode and set the time to 20 minutes (with this mode, the time countdown begins after the water in the multicooker heats up to a boil).

When the signal sounds about the end of the program, open the multicooker, take out the container with the finished dessert, and place it on a cooling board. Do not transfer to a plate immediately, because the tortillas are very soft when hot.

Carefully transfer the cooled cheesecakes onto a plate and you can feed the baby. If it is already more than 1.5 years old, lightly pour homemade jam over the steamed curds.

Cooking tips

It is not advisable to use homemade or store-bought cottage cheese in the consistency in which it is sold for children's cheesecakes. You need to grind it, then the dishes will turn out more tender and fluffy. The easiest and fastest way to grind cottage cheese is a sieve. There is one little secret: if you have a metal sieve, then grind with a silicone or wooden spatula; You can pass the cottage cheese through a plastic sieve using a metal spoon. You can also use a blender or food processor. As a last resort, thoroughly mash the cottage cheese by hand using a fork.
Don't neglect the process of sifting the flour. Due to this, you will not only rid the product of excess debris (threads, pebbles), but also saturate it with oxygen. The finished baked goods will be airy.
It is recommended to give cottage cheese in its pure form to children from 8 months. But a child, like any person, gets bored with monotonous food, so by the age of one year you can already diversify the cottage cheese diet and gradually introduce cheesecakes with casseroles.
Any new dish is introduced into the diet of young children gradually. For the first time, give your baby a very small piece of cheesecake and watch his reaction, how he tolerates the product, and whether there are any negative reactions.
At night and before bedtime, curds are not recommended for babies; they are suitable for breakfast or an afternoon snack. This is a fairly heavy food that requires a long time to digest.
The daily intake of cottage cheese for a child under 1.5 years old should not exceed 50 g.
It is allowed to add semolina, oatmeal or wheat flour to children's cheesecakes, but their quantity should be minimal. They are needed as a binding component to give and hold the shape of baked goods. Since cheesecakes are prepared for children not in a frying pan, but in a slow cooker, steamer or oven, they do not need to be turned over to the other side; they will not lose their shape even with a minimum of added flour.
You can serve the dish with low-fat sour cream, liquid honey, jam or preserves.
When the child is completely accustomed to classic cottage cheese, you can gradually and little by little add bananas, pumpkin, apples and pears to them. But with citrus fruits, condensed milk and cocoa, it’s better to wait up to three years.

How to prepare this dish?

The recipe for fluffy cottage cheese pancakes looks like this step by step. Place baby or homemade cottage cheese in a large bowl and use a fork to break up any large pieces. Add eggs, sugar, salt, baking powder and 3/4 cup flour and mix all ingredients until dough is smooth. Place a quarter cup of flour in a shallow, separate bowl.

Using 2 forks, roll out the batter and coat it with flour, then use your hands to form it into a pancake shape. Remove excess flour. Heat two tablespoons of vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over moderate heat.

Working in batches, cook baby cottage cheese pancakes for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden and browned. Transfer the cooked cheesecakes to a large plate lined with a paper towel. Serve immediately with sour cream, honey and/or your favorite jam.

Dish from the oven

This method is considered more useful for a small child. Thanks to baking, the valuable qualities of the cottage cheese are preserved. In addition, fried foods are generally considered harmful to baby food.

Cheesecakes in the oven for children will require the following ingredients:

half a kilo of cottage cheese;
two eggs;
four tbsp. spoons of flour;
sugar - three tbsp. spoons;
half a teaspoon of baking powder;
10 - gram package of vanilla sugar;
salt.

Steps

Mix eggs with sugar (one and two).
Wipe the curd.
Flour is mixed with baking powder and poured into the eggs.
Add cottage cheese to the remaining ingredients, mix until smooth.
Form the cakes and place them in the oven to bake at 180 degrees for 37 minutes.

Option with semolina in butter

This recipe for baby cottage cheese pancakes involves adding semolina. The products are supposed to be prepared with butter, which will add a pleasant unusual aroma. In total you will need the following:

1 egg;
400 grams of baby cottage cheese (2 packs of 200 grams each);
1.5 tbsp. l. semolina + extra for sprinkling;
table salt to taste;
sugar to taste;
2 tbsp. l. melted butter + a few pieces for greasing;
100 grams of sour cream + for serving.

On kefir

According to the recipe you must have:

three hundred grams of cottage cheese;
half a glass of kefir;
four tbsp. spoons of flour;
two tbsp. spoons of sugar;
egg;
a pinch of vanilla sugar;
half a teaspoon each of baking soda and salt.

The cottage cheese is ground, sugar, egg, and vanilla sugar are added to it. Everything is mixed.
Kefir is poured into the curd mass, soda (previously slaked with vinegar) is added. Mix everything well.
Flour and salt are added to the resulting mass. Leave to brew for 15 minutes.
We decorate the flatbreads and fry the cheesecakes.

Preparing curd-semolina cheesecakes

These children's cottage cheese pancakes are easy to prepare in the oven. Mix all ingredients. Leave the dough for at least 10-15 minutes to allow the semolina to swell. Preheat the oven.

Next, your hands should be wet. Form the dough into balls and roll them in semolina. Place them on a greased or lined baking tray and press down until they are flat. Bake at 180 C for 10-15 minutes. Turn the pieces over, place small pieces of butter on them and bake for another 15 minutes. Serve with sour cream and/or jam.

Introduce into the diet

Every parent asks the question: when can cheesecakes be introduced into a child’s diet, will they harm the body?

Children's doctors recommend including cottage cheese cakes in the toddler's menu from the age of 10 months or later. Dr. Komarovsky advises diluting the diet with cottage cheese upon reaching 1 year. This is explained by the unbearable load of animal protein on the baby’s kidneys and liver.

Tips for introducing into the diet:

When feeding for the first time, give your baby a small piece of flatbread and observe the body's reaction. If a rash or vomiting appears, immediately rinse the little one’s stomach.
Give cheesecakes no more than 2 times a week and one piece per day. Increase the portion gradually.
Try to decorate the dish in an interesting way so that the little one likes it.
Do not feed your baby tortillas at night. Heavy food will take a long time to digest, which will cause restless sleep.

The consequences of early introduction of fermented milk products are constipation, bloating, diarrhea, colic, allergies.

Another children's option

This recipe will allow you to prepare baked cottage cheese pancakes for children. Since they contain a minimum of components, they can also be given to babies. To prepare these curd pancakes you will need: a glass of baby or homemade cottage cheese;

2 large eggs, lightly beaten;
a quarter cup of granulated sugar or any other sweetener you prefer (ideally honey);
1 l. tsp vanilla extract or a packet of vanillin;
one-third cup whole wheat flour or coconut flour;
2 l. Art. melted butter;
a little fine sea salt.

Effect on a growing organism

The main benefit of the delicacy lies in cottage cheese - the fundamental ingredient of the dish. For cheesecakes, it is advisable to use a product whose quality you are absolutely sure of. It can be purchased in a supermarket from a well-known company or from a thrush friend.

For children over one year old, the presence of fermented milk products in the diet is very important, as bone and muscle tissue develops. Cottage cheese has the following beneficial properties:

improves metabolic processes;
stimulates the functioning of the nervous system;
is a necessary product for kidney and liver diseases.

In addition, the fermented milk product contains calcium and phosphorus, which strengthen bones and stimulate growth. Milk fats and proteins, which cottage cheese is rich in, are considered an alternative to animal products.

After heat treatment, cheesecakes contain a sufficient amount of microelements and vitamins useful for the child’s body.

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Preheat the oven to 180ºC in advance. Mix all ingredients in a bowl until you obtain a thick dough consistency. It will remain grainy because of the curd, no matter how tender it is.

Scoop one tablespoon of dough into your hand and shape into a pancake. Continue until you have formed pieces from the entire mass. Bake for about 25 minutes, turning the baby cheesecakes once halfway through cooking time, until both sides are browned. Brush with melted butter before serving.

Universal option

Syrniki are often served with fruit or berry sauce, jam or preserves, maple syrup or a mixture of cinnamon and sugar, and sour cream or cream. This is one of the most favorite breakfasts or snacks for tea since childhood. Although traditionally a sweet dish, you can make them savory by adding green onions or leeks, some fresh herbs, salt, freshly ground black pepper, a dash of cayenne pepper, or even a handful of very well-wrung lightly blanched or frozen spinach. The ingredients for baby cottage cheese pancakes are as follows:

500 grams of tender baby cottage cheese;
1.5 l. Art. Sahara;
0.5 l. tsp kosher or sea salt;
2 eggs, stored at room temperature;
1 l. tsp pure vanilla extract;
2 l. including lemon or orange zest;
1/2 cup all-purpose flour + extra for coating;
1 l. including baking powder;
odorless vegetable oil for frying.

For the sweet sauce:

a glass of sweet or sour pitted cherries;
half a glass of sugar;
1 l. Art. lemon juice if you are using sweet berries;
1 l. Art. potato starch;
a third of a glass of cold water;
1 l. including pure vanilla extract.

How to prepare these products?

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, place cottage cheese, sugar, well-beaten eggs, lemon or orange zest and vanilla extract. Mix thoroughly. Gradually add flour mixture until mixture is very smooth.

Place it in the refrigerator for 45-60 minutes, then scoop out balls of dough with a spoon and place them on a lightly floured board. Form into flat cakes approximately 2cm thick and 5cm in diameter. Make sure you turn the dough over and lightly coat both sides with flour.

How to cook these cheesecakes from baby cottage cheese in a frying pan? Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Pour about a tablespoon of oil into the bottom of it. Once hot, add the pancakes one at a time, no more than three or four at a time, depending on the size of the pan.

Fry until the underside is golden brown. At this stage, turn the products over and cook until the second surface is equally browned. This will take approximately 5-6 minutes per side. Place the finished cheesecakes on a plate. Serve immediately with sour cream and any jams, preserves, fruit or berry sauces or fresh berries.

Recipe 1, step by step: simple children's cheesecakes

Curd cheesecakes for children are a dish known to everyone since childhood, which is flat cakes made from cottage cheese. They are very easy to prepare and even a child can help you. It is important to follow the cooking technology and correctly combine all the ingredients. The cheesecakes should not be too mealy, the cottage cheese should be felt and at the same time not leak out from under the crispy crust. Therefore, a mandatory ingredient for this dish is flour, which, however, can be successfully replaced with semolina.

cottage cheese - 200 gr.
eggs - 1 pc.
sugar - 1 tbsp. l.
flour - 2-3 tbsp. l.

Place the cottage cheese in a container and mash it with a fork so that there are no large lumps left in it. If the cottage cheese is not uniform, you can rub it through a sieve. It is advisable not to use cottage cheese that is too wet or too dry, as cheesecakes made from it may fall apart during the cooking process.

Beat the eggs in a separate bowl, adding a little sugar.

Pour the resulting egg mixture into the container with the curd mass.

Add two or three tablespoons of flour there and mix thoroughly. If you add more flour, the cheesecakes will have a denser consistency. If you get by with a minimum of flour, the cheesecakes will be more tender.

As a result, you will get a homogeneous mass from which you should make cottage cheese pancakes for children. Place a little flour on a plate. Make small cakes from the curd mass and place them on a plate. It is recommended to make as many cheesecakes as will fit in the frying pan at once. Roll all the flatbreads in flour one by one and give them the desired neat shape. Cheesecakes should not be very thin - pay attention to this. Next, pour a small amount of vegetable oil into a preheated frying pan and start frying the cheesecakes - first on one side for 1-2 minutes, then the same on the other until golden brown.

Place the prepared cheesecakes on a plate; if desired, you can add jam or honey, but ideally it is recommended to serve the dish with sour cream. You can drink it with any compote or tea. Bon appetit!

Option with apple

These plump and delicious cheesecakes made from Agusha children's cottage cheese are filling, healthy and very tender. They are perfect for any breakfast, light dinner or snack. To prepare them you will need the following:

1 apple of your choice (preferably the sour variety);
200 grams of Agusha cottage cheese (2 packs);
2 whole eggs;
3/4 cup flour plus half a cup for dusting;
1 l. including baking powder;
2 l. Art. Sahara;
zest of one orange;
0.5 l. tsp freshly ground cinnamon;
powdered sugar for decoration;
4 l. Art. unsalted butter.

How to make apple cheesecakes?

First of all, peel the apple. Then cut it into cubes. It is advisable to make them small so that they do not stand out too much in the dough.

Place a tablespoon of butter in a medium saucepan and let it melt over medium heat. Place half of the diced apples in it along with 0.5 l. tsp freshly ground cinnamon. It's best to just grate some fresh stick. Let the apple cook slowly until it is tender and soft. Set aside.

Add half a diced apple, 2 eggs, orange zest, 2 tablespoons of table sugar, a teaspoon of baking powder and 3/4 cup of flour to the cottage cheese. Mix all ingredients until completely homogeneous. The dough should be sticky. During the next stage of cooking, you will need to ensure that this stickiness does not get out of control.

Place about half a cup of flour in a bowl and remove the ice cream scoop. Scoop out a ball of batter and roll it in flour. When the workpiece stops sticking to your hands, form it into a cake.

Heat about 2 tablespoons butter in a frying pan and fry each cheesecake until golden brown over low heat, about four minutes on each side. Remove from the pan and place on a few paper towels to remove any excess grease. Serve with roasted apples and a few drops of cinnamon and orange zest. Sprinkle powdered sugar on top.

Recipe 2: cheesecakes like in kindergarten according to GOST

I bring to your attention cheesecakes like in kindergarten according to the GOST recipe, such cheesecakes are most often prepared in kindergartens, schools and public catering places, their taste is delicate and comes from childhood. The gravy for cheesecakes is prepared with milk and sour cream as in kindergarten; in this photo recipe we will prepare that too. It complements the taste of cottage cheese well and gives it additional sweetness.

In this recipe, the cheesecakes are first slightly fried and then baked in the oven, but if you want to prepare a dish for small children or those who are contraindicated in fried foods, then use only one cooking method - baking in the oven. And if you decide to cook cheesecakes like in kindergarten in the oven, the recipe with photos will tell you step by step how to do it easily and quickly.

Homemade cottage cheese or 9% – 300 grams
Sugar – 3 table. spoons
Flour – ½ cup
Salt – ¼ teaspoon. spoons
Egg – 1 piece
Sour cream - 1 table. spoon
Milk – 100 ml
Vanilla - on the tip of a knife

Prepare all ingredients. For cooking, use dry, not wet, natural cottage cheese; sift the flour through a sieve.

Place cottage cheese in a wide bowl. Mash it with a fork until smooth. If the cottage cheese is dry and lumpy, use a blender or strain it through a sieve. Add an egg to the cottage cheese, 2 tablespoons. spoons of sugar, sifted through a sieve 2 tablespoons. spoons of flour, salt, vanilla and combine all ingredients into a homogeneous mass. This can also be done either with a fork or in a food processor.

Form cheesecakes. Place the cottage cheese on a floured surface and form into a tight “sausage”. Cut 2 cm thick cakes with a knife, roll in flour and use a knife to form a cheesecake of the correct round shape.

Fry the cheesecakes on both sides for two minutes on each side in a mixture of butter and vegetable oil. I do this so that the cheesecake keeps its beautiful shape and does not spread in the oven, but you can skip this step and bake right away. First place the fried cheesecakes on a paper towel, it will absorb excess fat.

Place all the half-finished cheesecakes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place the baking sheet in the oven at 180 degrees for 5-7 minutes.

Prepare the sauce. Bring 100 ml of milk to a boil over low heat, pour in 1 teaspoon of flour dissolved in 2 tbsp. spoons of warm water and add 1 tbsp. spoon of sugar. Stirring until thickened, 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat, cool, add sour cream and stir. This is how you get the gravy for cheesecakes, just like in kindergarten.

Serve cheesecakes with milk-sour cream sauce, sour cream or condensed milk. And the next time your baby asks you to prepare cheesecakes like in kindergarten, a recipe with step-by-step photos on our website will easily help you with this.

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Mix the cheese and egg yolks with a fork. Add sugar and flour and stir until mixture is smooth. The mixture should be quite thick. If it's too runny, just add a little flour. You will have to judge this for yourself as each curd will have a different amount of moisture.

In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Add them to the curd mixture and mix gently.

Heat a frying pan over low heat and add oil to it. When hot, add a tablespoon of curd mixture. Cook each piece until golden brown, then turn them over and cook on the other side. When the cheesecakes are golden brown and crispy, place them on a plate lined with a paper kitchen towel (this will absorb excess oil). Serve them warm with any toppings - jam, fruit, whipped cream, yoghurt or just powdered sugar.

Cooking according to the rules

Dishes for the little ones should be prepared according to special recipes that exclude allergenic foods and spices.

At first, avoid fruit additives and fillers until the child gets used to the new food.

Choosing the ingredients

The fundamental component of a fermented milk dish is cottage cheese, moderately fatty and sour. The ideal option for children's cheesecakes is a product with a fat content of 5%. It is considered dietary and healthy. Pediatricians advise not to use homemade cottage cheese for cooking, because it has a high percentage of fat content.

Traditionally, cheesecakes contain flour or semolina. The content of these products in the recipe should be minimal. It is recommended to use premium flour, as manufacturers guarantee its quality.

What are cheesecakes without eggs! Egg yolk serves as an excellent connector for bulk components. It is ideal if you use homemade eggs, the benefits of which are beyond doubt.

These are the main ingredients from which cheesecakes are prepared for 1-year-old children. Additionally, add sugar and honey to the recipe for taste.

Prepare tortillas for your child in a slow cooker, microwave or oven. This method will avoid the appearance of a greasy golden crust, which is harmful to the baby’s stomach.

Do not use a variety of dried fruits for the first cheesecakes, because the baby may be prone to allergies. If you want to pamper your child, add grated apple to the curd cakes.

What to serve with

Adults cannot imagine airy cheesecakes without sour cream or jam. But this option is excluded by the prescription for children with weakened bodies. For toddlers with special immunity, make flatbreads without additives, sour cream or topping.

The recipe for cheesecakes for children 2 years old no longer excludes jam. For older children, provided there are no allergies, a treat with chocolate, jam or cocoa is suitable.