Rákóczi Túrós

Name: Rákóczi Túrós
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Hungarian
Ingredients: For base: 300g plain flour; 150g butter; 80g sugar; 1 egg; For filling: 500g tvarog or dry curd cheese; 150g sugar; 3 egg yolks; zest of 1 lemon; 100g raisins; For meringue: 3 egg whites; 100g sugar

Classic Hungarian curd cheese slice with a meringue top — creamy, light and typically found in every Hungarian pastry shop.

Total time

80 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

50 min

Difficulty

hard

Cuisine

Hungarian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

For base: 300gplain flour

150gbutter

80gsugar

1egg

For filling: 500gtvarog or dry curd cheese

150gsugar

3egg yolks

zest of 1lemon

100graisins

For meringue: 3egg whites

100gsugar

Instructions

Make shortcrust pastry, press into a lined 30x20cm tin. Blind bake 15 minutes at 180°C.

Mix curd cheese, sugar, yolks, lemon zest and raisins. Spread over base.

Bake 25 minutes until filling is set.

Whip egg whites with sugar to stiff meringue. Spoon or pipe over warm cake.

Bake 10 more minutes until meringue is pale golden. Cool before cutting.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

1003

Protein

13.5g

Fat

35.9g

Carbs

161.5g

Fiber

3.4g

Sodium

47mg

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