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Cheese-filled pastry (Romanian pie)

Plăcintă with fresh cheese (Romanian pie)

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Discover this cheese tart, perfect for appetizers or family meals. A simple and delicious recipe from Romanian cuisine.

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Recipe from Hanna, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Discover this delicious cheese tart, perfect for appetizers or family meals. Here’s how to make this recipe from Romanian cuisine.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$12.14 $1.01 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

12 people

Dough

  • $0.80
  • $0.86
  • $0.80
  • $0.25
  • $0.01
  • $0.09
  • $0.01
  • $0.01

Decoration

  • $7.30
  • $0.16
  • $0.80
  • $0.04
  • $0.01
  • $0.38
  • $0.16
  • $0.46

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 16 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. 240g of margarine are placed in a bowl and mixed with 200g of flour. ≈ 3 min
  2. The remaining 10 grams of margarine are set aside for greasing the pan. ≈ 3 min
  3. After mixing, the eggs are added, and the process continues. ≈ 3 min
  4. The cream is added, mixed, and then the honey is added and mixed. ≈ 3 min
  5. The salt, lemon zest, vanilla sugar, and baking soda (dissolved in a tablespoon of vinegar) are all mixed together. ≈ 3 min
  6. The flour is added gradually, while mixing until a smooth dough is formed. ≈ 3 min
  7. The dough is spread out on a floured surface, then the dough is picked up and kneaded on the surface for about 1 minute.
  8. The dough is then placed in a bag and refrigerated for approximately 30 minutes.
  9. We place the cheese in a bowl, then gradually add the sugar, eggs, vanilla sugar, lemon zest, and grapes. ≈ 3 min
  10. We mix until a uniform consistency is achieved. ≈ 3 min
  11. Take the dough out of the refrigerator. I place it on a floured baking sheet and divide it into two equal portions.
  12. The dough is then rolled out to form a sheet of the size of the mold being used. ≈ 3 min
  13. Brush the dish with margarine and place the sheet of dough on top. ≈ 4 min
  14. Next, evenly distribute half of the amount of bread crumbs over the dough. ≈ 3 min
  15. The filling is placed in the dish, on top of the dough, and spread evenly using a wooden spatula. ≈ 3 min
  16. We add the remaining dough and cover with the second sheet. ≈ 3 min
  17. I use a fork to carefully pick the leaves off at different points, to prevent them from tearing. ≈ 3 min
  18. This final step is very important. ≈ 3 min
  19. Place the dish in the preheated oven at 200 degrees for about 10 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 180 degrees until the top is lightly golden.
  20. Once baked, remove the cheese tart from the oven, let it cool, and then sprinkle it with powdered sugar.
  21. Cut it into portions and serve as desired. ≈ 8 min

The bill

Plăcintă with fresh cheese (Romanian pie)

  • 500 g of sifted flour$0.80
  • 250 g of margarine$0.86
  • 2 eggs$0.80
  • 1 tablespoon of honey$0.25
  • 1 teaspoon of grated lemon zest$0.01
  • 2 packets of vanilla sugar$0.09
  • 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda$0.01
  • 1 tablespoon of vinegar$0.01
  • 1 kg of cow’s curd cheese$7.30
  • 200 grams of sugar$0.16
  • 2 eggs$0.80
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar$0.04
  • 1 teaspoon of grated lemon zest$0.01
  • 50 grams of grapes$0.38
  • 30 g of semolina$0.16
  • powdered sugar$0.46

Total$12.14

that's $1.01 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of sifted flour
  • 250 g of margarine
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon of sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon of honey
  • 1 teaspoon of grated lemon zest
  • 1/4 teaspoon of salt
  • 2 packets of vanilla sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 1 tablespoon of vinegar
  • 1 kg of cow’s curd cheese
  • 200 grams of sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of grated lemon zest
  • 50 grams of grapes
  • 30 g of semolina
  • powdered sugar

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