Cottage Cheese Crumble

There are those simple, cozy, homemade recipes you just keep coming back to again and again — and this is exactly one of them. A soft, buttery base, a crisp crumble topping, and a rich, creamy cottage cheese filling in the middle. Comforting, easy, and always a hit 

Ingredients

For the crumble

• 125 g butter

• 1.5 cups flour (190 g)

• 1/4 cup sugar (60 g)

• 1/2 tsp baking soda

For the filling

• 400–500 g ricotta or homemade cottage cheese (tvorog)

• 4 eggs

• 3/4 cup sugar

• 1 tsp vanilla

Steps

Crumble

1. Grate the butter into the flour (using a coarse grater)

2. Add the remaining ingredients and rub everything together with your hands until crumbly

Filling

3. Beat the eggs with sugar using a mixer

4. Add vanilla and ricotta/cottage cheese, and mix on low speed until smooth

Assembly & baking

5. Spread 2/3 of the crumble evenly on the bottom of the baking pan

6. Pour in the filling

7. Cover with the remaining crumble

8. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for 40 minutes