Baked Apples with Cottage Cheese and Cheese

1. 1 Apples≈ $3.50 per kg 240 g
2. 2 Cottage cheese 5% (tvorog)pack 300 g ≈ $2.80 40 g
3. 3 Hard cheesepack 200 g ≈ $2.70 12 g
4. 4 Sugar 10 g
5. 5 Vanilla sugar 2 g
6. 6 Butterpack 180 g ≈ $1.58 10 g
7. 7 Sunflower oil 5 ml
8. 8 Sour cream 15%pack 300 g ≈ $1.60 20 g

Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.

Method

1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Wash apples¹, halve, and core them, leaving a well.

2. Mix cottage² cheese with sugar, vanilla sugar, and sour⁸ cream until smooth.

3. Grease a baking tray with sunflower oil and arrange apple¹ halves cut-side up.

4. Fill the wells with the cottage² cheese mixture and dot each with a small piece of butter⁶.

5. Bake for 20 minutes, until apples¹ soften.

6. Remove, sprinkle with grated cheese, and return to the oven for 5 minutes until golden.

7. Let cool for 5 minutes, then serve warm.