Cheesecake

Vatrushka refers to homemade bakery products, which is considered the national dish of common ancient Slavic cuisine. For this reason, cottage cheese and cottage cheese are always popular in both Russian and Ukrainian, Belarusian, Polish, Albanian, Romanian, Bulgarian and other Slavic culinary traditions. The cheesecake bun is distinguished by its appearance and composition of the initial ingredients that are used to make the bakery product.

There is not a single century in the history of cheesecake roll. Some researchers claim that the progenitors of cheesecakes buns were open-type pies, which were so fond of baking on the territory of Ancient Russia. Over time, the open cottage cheese pie transformed into a more compact cheesecake bun, which quickly gained popularity and fame. Until now, cheesecakes are in stable demand and popular with most residents of our latitudes. The cheesecake bun is distinguished by its characteristic round shape and traditional curd filling.

However, over the centuries-old history of existence, the recipe for cheesecakes has undergone changes, additions and even improvements more than once. Nowadays, in addition to cottage cheese, cheesecakes are made with potato filling, condensed milk, powdered cheese or jam. It is noteworthy that there are not only sweet cheesecakes. Some northern peoples have long baked cheesecakes with meat, vegetable, mushroom or filling from meat grinder twisted and meat offal pre-toasted with onions.

It is also interesting that in the literal translation from the ancient Russian language, the word vatrushka means "hearth. " Historians who work on the study of ancient Slavic culture, tradition, as well as cooking, argue that vatrushka was of particular importance to people. the bun was considered not just a delicious treat, but also a symbol of fire, home and family. But as noted correctly, usually the whole family gathers at the same table to spend time together and drink a cup of fragrant tea with fresh curd cheesecakes.

Types of cheesecakes

The type of cheesecakes depends, first of all, on the composition of the initial ingredients that will be used in the production of the bakery product. In addition, cheesecakes are distinguished depending on the type of filling. Taking into account the above characteristics, the following most popular and popular types of cheesecakes can be distinguished:



classic cottage cheese cheesecake made of pastry;

yeast or fresh dough rubs;

cotton wool with fruit or fruit filling;

cotton wool filled with cream, chocolate, caramel or other confectionery fillers;

cotton wool with meat, vegetable, mushroom and other unsweetened types of fillings.



The calorie content of cheesecakes also depends on the type of bakery product. The average calorie content of cheesecake with cottage cheese prepared according to the classic recipe is at 256 Kcal, which falls on 100 grams of bakery product. Given the fairly high calorie content of homemade bakery products, including cheesecakes, nutritionists strongly recommend abandoning the frequent consumption of food for obese people.