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Unbaked Cheese Paszka

Courses: Dessert
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 lbs 908g / 32ozCottage cheese - dry curd
3/4 cup 148g / 5.2ozButter - sweet
1 1/2 cups 297g / 10ozSugar - confectioners
4   Egg yolk
1   Egg - hardboiled and sieved
3/4 cup 177mlWhipping cream
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlSalt
1 teaspoon 5mlVanilla
1/2 cup 80g / 2.8ozRaisins - finely chopped

Recipe Instructions

Mold - one 6" clay or plastic flower pot with a hole in the bottom. Line the pot with a dampened cheesecloth of double thickness.

Press cheese through sieve, or mix it in a blender until smooth. Cream butt and sugar until light. Beat in egg yolks, one at a time.

Press yolk-cream mixture through sieve. Combine with cheese. Pour mixture into prepared mold. Cover with cheesecloth and place a saucer top, with a weight on it, so the juice can drain out.

Chill in refrigerator at least 24 hours.

Unmold on plate and garnish with fresh strawberries, pineapple or grapes before serving.

Replace mold on top to store in fridge.

Source:
the California Culinary Academy

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