Traditional Polish Cheesecake Recipe - Sernik

Name: Traditional Polish Cheesecake Recipe - Sernik
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Crust:; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup sugar; 3/4 teaspoon baking powder; 5 ounces (1 1/4 sticks) cold butter; 2 large egg yolks (leftover egg white recipes); 3 tablespoons sour cream; Filling:; 5 ounces (1 stick + 2 tablespoons) softened butter; 2 cups sugar; 4 large eggs, separated; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 pounds dry curd cheese or twaróg or quark cheese, passed through a sieve or processed in a blender until smooth

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"This recipe for traditional Polish cheesecake or sernik (SEHRR-neek) has a sweet pastry crust and a quark or farmers cheese filling, known as twaróg (TVAH-rroog). If you can't find dry curd cheese, you might want to make your own farmers cheese from scratch. It is one of the most common desserts in Polish restaurants and at home. Compare with this more modern Polish cheesecake, which has a cookie crumb crust. I adapted this recipe from one given to me by the daughter of Anna Chodan Krol from Rudka, Poland. This tea cookie recipe also is from Anna Krol. Here is a larger photo of Traditional Polish Cheesecake..."

INGREDIENTS

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Crust:

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2 cups all-purpose flour

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1/2 cup sugar

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3/4 teaspoon baking powder

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5 ounces (1 1/4 sticks) cold butter

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2 large egg yolks (leftover egg white recipes)

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3 tablespoons sour cream

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Filling:

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5 ounces (1 stick + 2 tablespoons) softened butter

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2 cups sugar

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4 large eggs, separated

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1 teaspoon vanilla

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2 pounds dry curd cheese or twaróg or quark cheese, passed through a sieve or processed in a blender until smooth

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