Cottage cheese casserole with pumpkin PP

We wash the pumpkin under running water, clean it from the peel and seeds. Cut it into large cubes and send it to a saucepan, fill it with water, bring to a boil and boil for 7-8 minutes. Then take it out of the pan, let it cool and puree it with a blender. Roll up the cheesecloth in 2-3 layers and squeeze the juice from the pumpkin puree a little. We need the consistency of the puree not to be watery, otherwise the casserole will turn out to be too wet. For the pumpkin base, we need 500 grams of mashed potatoes, already squeezed out. Wash the orange, rub the zest with a fine grater, carefully remove only the orange part. Add sugar, orange zest, eggs and starch to the pumpkin puree, mix everything well.

Put the cottage cheese in a deep bowl, add sugar, sour cream, eggs and starch. Beat everything well with a blender. Boil the poppy seeds over medium heat for 10-12 minutes, fold it onto a fine sieve and let it drain from the moisture. Then add to the curd mass and mix.

Grease the baking dish with butter, cover the bottom of the form with parchment or sprinkle with flour. In the center of the form, over a tablespoon, we begin to alternately lay out the curd and pumpkin dough. After all the dough has been laid out, it is necessary to lightly knock the mold on the table surface several times so that the mass is evenly distributed over the entire mold.

In order to make a beautiful drawing inside the casserole, which we will see in section, we will use a skewer. We draw lines to it from the sides of the form to the center, lowering it to the entire depth of the casserole. We put the casserole in an oven preheated to 165 degrees for 50-55 minutes. It is better not to increase the temperature for baking, otherwise the pumpkin may burn.

At this time, let's start pouring: in a deep bowl, combine pumpkin puree, sour cream, sugar and eggs. Mix everything well with a blender. After our casserole is baked, open the oven, take out the casserole and fill it with fill. We put in the oven for another 8-10 minutes.

We take out the finished casserole from the oven, let it cool. Carefully run a knife blade along the side so that the edges of the casserole move away from the mold, and we can remove it without damaging the casserole.After that, cut the casserole into portions and serve, garnished with a sprig of mint. Enjoy your tea!