recipe serves: 12

Polish cheese cake (Sernik)

Ingredients
6 each egg white
¼ cup sugar
 
2.2 lbs farmer's cheese
 
6 each egg yolk
1¼ cup sugar
4 Tbsp instant vanilla pudding powder
½ tsp grated peel of lemon
8 oz cream cheese
3 oz unsalted butter
 
¼ cup self rising flour
¼ cup milk
 


Preparation steps:
  1. Set aside the butter and cream cheese for one hour at room temperture.
  2. Whip the egg whites with sugar until stiff. Keep refrigerated.
  3. In another large bowel whip the egg yolks, mix in the sugar, instant vanilla pudding powder, lemon peel, cream cheese, and butter.
  4. Mix in the flour, farmer's cheese, and milk. Mix well.
  5. Fold in the egg whites.
  6. Heavily butter the bottom of a 10½-inch diameter cake pan. (26 cm), line up the side of the pan
    with parchment paper (otherwise the cake will stick to the pan).
    Bake at 325F for 80-84 minutes.
  7. Cool down and keep refrigirated.
Picture of recipe


Take note!
  • Measurements:
    Butter: ¾ stick = 3 oz = 86 gram
    Farmer's cheese: 2.2 LBS = 1 Kg
    Cream cheese: 8 oz = 226 gram

  • Optional: In the end of baking use the broiler
    to brown the top of the cake for 1-2 minutes


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  1. Farmer's cheese