Easy Hungarian cottage cheese strudel (túrós rétes)🇭🇺

Here’s a wonderfully easy Hungarian Cottage Cheese Strudel (Túrós Rétes) recipe — a traditional Hungarian dessert that’s creamy, slightly tangy, and wrapped in crisp, flaky pastry. 🇭🇺✨

This version is simple, using store-bought phyllo (filo) dough for convenience, while keeping all that authentic flavor!

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🇭🇺 Easy Hungarian Cottage Cheese Strudel (Túrós Rétes)

Ingredients:

• 1 package phyllo (filo) dough (about 10–12 sheets)
• 4 tbsp melted butter (or neutral oil) — for brushing

For the Filling:

• 1 lb (450 g) farmer’s cheese, cottage cheese, or ricotta (well-drained)
• 3 tbsp sour cream
• 2 large eggs
• 3–4 tbsp sugar (adjust to taste)
• 1 packet vanilla sugar (or 1 tsp vanilla extract)
• Zest of 1 lemon (optional but traditional)
• 2 tbsp semolina or fine breadcrumbs (absorbs excess moisture)
• Pinch of salt
• Powdered sugar — for dusting after baking

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