Polish Cheesecake Sernik

Name: Polish Cheesecake Sernik
Cuisine: Polish
Ingredients: 500 g/1¼ lb/2¼ cups curd (farmer’s) cheese; 100 g/3¾ oz/scant ½ cup butter, softened; 2.5 ml/½ tsp vanilla extract; 6 eggs, separated; 150 g/5 oz/¾ cup caster (superfine) sugar; 10 ml/2 tsp grated lemon rind; 15 ml/1 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch); 15 ml/1 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch); 15 ml/1 tbsp semolina; 50 g/5 oz/⅓ cup raisins or sultanas (golden raisins) (optional); 50 g/5 oz/⅓ cup raisins or sultanas (golden raisins) (optional); 50 g/5 oz/⅓ cup raisins or sultanas (golden raisins) (optional); icing (confectioners’) sugar, to dust

Preparation info

Serves
6-8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Poland

By Ewa Michalik

Published 2008

About

There are many versions of sernik in Poland, including this light version that is not made on a biscuit base.

Ingredients

500 g/1¼ lb/2¼ cups curd (farmer’s) cheese
100

Europe
Poland
Dessert
Eastern Europe
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Grease and line a 20cm/8in round cake tin (pan).
Cream together the curd cheese, butter and vanilla in a large bowl until combined.