Russians love their dairy products. When I travelled there, breakfast tables were laden with fresh sour cream (smetana / cметана), kefir, fresh butter and soft curd cheese (tvorog / tворог). Syrniki are fried pancakes made of curd cheese simply bound together by flour and eggs. They are only slightly sweet so you can enjoy the…… Continue reading syrniki
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cheese strudel
Here’s a nod to my Austro-Hungarian background. Preheat the oven to 200℃ (390℉). Combine 250g (8¾ oz) of farmers cheese, ⅓ of a cup of sugar, 1 cup of almond meal and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract or paste and beat until smooth and creamy. Add 1 egg and beat well. Melt 40g of clarified butter or ghee. Lay out 5 sheets…… Continue reading cheese strudel
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