Cirnaya Paska (Russian Easter Cheese)
Source of Recipe
Internet
List of Ingredients
3 pounds Cottage cheese with out curs
1 cup Butter softened
1 cup Sugar
4 Egg yolks
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1/2 cup Dried apricots -- raisens
Nuts and candied and dried
Fruits for decoration
Recipe
To drain the whey off the cheese, the best solution is to use a clean, scrubbed 6-inch flowerpot thats completely dry.
Or you can make do with a large souffle dish and a tea towel, Have one of thes systems ready.
Cream the butter into the sugar, and the egg yolks, and mix well. stir in the vanilla, cheese and fruits.
Flowerpot method:Dampen 2 thicknesses of cheesecloth and line the flowerpot with it.
Add the cheese mixture and fold the edges of the cheesecloth over the top. C
over with foil. Weigh down with a heavy food can placed on a small plate.
Set theflowerpot on a rack over a shallow pan and place the whole assembly in the refrigerator to drain for 24 hours.
Souffle dish Method: Put the tea towel in the souffle dish and pour in the cheese mixture.
Fold the tea towel ovet the mixture and weigh down with a heavy food can placed on a plate.
Refrigerate for 24 hour to drain. Unmold the cheesse onto a serving plate and decorate.
Serve in very small slices.
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