Ostkaka - Cheesecake
- Cheesecake "Ostkaka", cheesecake, is a traditional dish from the province of Småland in southern Sweden. Swedes normally do not
SwedishVegetarianIntermediate20 minBy Northstar
Ingredients
Servings
4
- 12 l milk
- 0.3 l all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon rennet
- 1 l cream
- 6 eggs
- 250 g granulated sugar
- 200 g almonds
- 10 pieces bitter almonds
Instructions
- 1
Heat the milk to 37 o C. Add the all-purpose flour and the rennet. Stir until the mixture thickens.
- 2
Let it stand until it separates into cheese and whey. Stir a few times so that the cheese separates from the whey.
- 3
Strain the mixture and make certain virtually all of the whey is removed.
- 4
Stir cream, granulated sugar, eggs and finely chopped almonds and bitter almonds into the 'cheese'.
- 5
Pour the mixture into suitable buttered forms. Place the forms in a water bath and bake them at low heat in the oven (175 o C) until the mixture solidifies and acquires a light brown colour.
Tags
americanswedish-cookingswedish