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Traditional Moldavian Alivancă Cornmeal Pie with Farmer's Cheese and Dill
Archaic Moldavian savory cornmeal casserole celebrated in regional folklore: fine cornmeal scalded in milk, enriched with curd cheese, salty telemea, farm eggs, fresh dill, and dollops of sour cream baked golden.
Prep
20 min
Cook
40 min
Total
60 min
Oven
180°C (160°C vent.)
Ingredients
servings
6
- Fine yellow cornmeal200 g
- Whole milk400 ml
- Fresh farmer's cow cheese (túró)350 g
- Crumbled salty telemea or feta cheese150 g
- Fresh eggs3 pc
- Thick sour cream200 g
- Butter for batter and greasing pan50 g
- Fresh dill finely minced25 g
- Fine salt4 g
Preparation Steps
1
Bring milk, butter, and salt to a boil. Pour in cornmeal in a steady stream while whisking vigorously for 2-3 minutes to scald the cornmeal into a smooth porridge. Cool for 10 minutes.
2
Fold crumbled farmer's cheese, telemea, beaten eggs, half of the sour cream, and fresh chopped dill into the cooled cornmeal base until thoroughly combined.
3
Pour batter into a buttered baking pan. Spread the remaining sour cream evenly across the top. Bake at 180°C for 35-40 minutes until set and beautifully golden brown on top. Serve warm with extra cold sour cream.
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Nutrition Facts
per servingCalories
380
Protein
20g
Carbohydrates
28g
Fat
21g
Allergens
MilkEggs
*estimated values per serving
Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: Folclor Gastronomic Românesc / Patrimoniu Tradițional Deschis (Institutul Național al Patrimoniului & Arhivele Tradițiilor Culinare)
Legal status: Domeniu Public (Legea nr. 8/1996 privind dreptul de autor) • 17 U.S.C. § 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
