Liptauer Cheese

Name: Liptauer Cheese
Ingredients: 1 cup cottage cheese; 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened; 1 tablespoon sweet paprika; Freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste; 2 teaspoons caraway seeds; 1 teaspoon dry mustard; 1 teaspoon chopped capers; 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion; 1/2 cup sour cream; 3 tablespoons finely chopped chives; 1 baguette, thinly sliced and toasted

12 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 cup cottage cheese
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 tablespoon sweet paprika
Freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
2 teaspoons caraway seeds
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon chopped capers
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
1/2 cup sour cream
3 tablespoons finely chopped chives
1 baguette, thinly sliced and toasted

Directions

1

With the back of a spoon, press the cottage cheese through a fine sieve into a mixing bowl.
2

In a mixer fitted with a paddle, cream the butter on medium speed.
3

Beat in the cottage cheese, paprika, a generous grinding of black pepper, the salt, caraway seeds, mustard, capers, onion and sour cream until it forms a smooth paste.
4

Spoon it into a 1 1/2 -cup bowl lined with plastic wrap.
5

Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours, or until set.
6

Unmold onto a platter and sprinkle with chives.
7

Serve with baguette slices or crackers.