Liptauer Cheese

Ingredients

• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
• Freshly ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
• 2 teaspoons caraway seeds
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon chopped capers
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
• ½ cup sour cream
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped chives
• 1 baguette, thinly sliced and toasted

• Nutritional Information

  • Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)

    351 calories; 22 grams fat; 12 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 5 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 28 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 4 grams sugars; 10 grams protein; 56 milligrams cholesterol; 645 milligrams sodium

  Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.
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Makes 1 1/2 cups

Preparation

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. 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.
3. Spoon it into a 1 1/2 -cup bowl lined with plastic wrap. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours, or until set. Unmold onto a platter and sprinkle with chives. Serve with baguette slices or crackers.

• To make a Liptauer dip, stir an extra 1/4 cup sour cream into the paste. Pour into a serving bowl and sprinkle with chives. Serve with crudités.