Absolutely, Ashley! The Hungarian Sweet Cheese Strudel 🇭🇺 (Túrós Rétes) is one of the most beloved traditional desserts — flaky, golden pastry wrapped around a creamy, lightly sweetened cottage cheese filling. It’s the kind of comfort food that reminds Hungarians of grandma’s kitchen.
🥮 Hungarian Sweet Cheese Strudel (Túrós Rétes) 🇭🇺
A classic, flaky dessert filled with sweetened túró (curd cheese or cottage cheese)
📝 Ingredients:
For the filling:
- 2 cups (450 g) farmer’s cheese, dry curd cottage cheese, or ricotta
- 1 egg
- 4–5 tbsp sugar (adjust to taste)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Zest of 1 lemon (optional but traditional)
- 2 tbsp semolina or breadcrumbs (to absorb moisture)
- Pinch of salt
- Optional: handful of raisins soaked in rum
For assembling:
- 8 sheets phyllo dough (or traditional strudel dough if making from scratch)
- ½ cup (1 stick / 115 g) melted butter
- Powdered sugar for dusting
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