Liptauer Cheese

Total Time: 24 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• 3 lbs large-curd cottage cheese, drained in cheesecloth overnight
• 2 lbs cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 cup yellow onion, peeled and diced (1/4-inch dice)
• 1 teaspoon caraway seed, ground in a spice ginger
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 3 tablespoons hungarian paprika
• salt (optional)

Recipe

• 1 place some cheesecloth in a large colander and pour in the cottage cheese.
• 2 tie up the ends of the cloth so that you have a bag you can hang over a bowl overnight. you want to drain the whey from cheese.
• 3 the next morning, mix all ingredients except the cottage cheese, paprika, and optional salt.
• 4 mix well and then fold in the paprika and cottage cheese. do this gently, as you want the spread to have some texture.
• 5 taste for salt and add if desired.