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Homemade cheese spread from quark

Homemade cheese spread made with quark, egg, butter, and baking soda, melted over simmering water until smooth. Makes about 600 g.

Slovak cuisine · Translated from Slovak ·

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time
10 min
Cook time
20 min
Total time
30 min
Servings
About 600 g
Difficulty
Medium
Cuisine
Slovak
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Make this homemade cheese spread with 500 g of quark (farmer's cheese), an egg, butter, and a few common ingredients. Mix the quark with the egg, baking soda, and melted butter, then melt it over a water bath until smooth and elastic. The baking soda helps the quark melt rather than stay firm.

Vary the basic version by adding herbs, horseradish, or chopped ham. Store the cooled cheese in a covered container in the refrigerator.

Ingredients

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Instructions

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  1. Fill a small saucepan halfway with water, cover, and bring to a boil. Meanwhile, thoroughly mix the quark with the egg and baking soda in a metal bowl. Add the melted butter and stir until the mixture is smooth and doughlike.

    The baking soda is important because it helps the quark melt and makes the cheese elastic; without it, the cheese would remain firm.

  2. Set the bowl over the saucepan of boiling water, making sure the bottom does not touch the water. Heat the quark mixture over the steam until completely smooth and elastic. Remove the bowl from the heat, season the cheese with salt and pepper to taste, and add herbs, horseradish, or ham if desired.

  3. Transfer the cheese to a plastic or glass container with a lid, let cool, and store in the refrigerator.

Tip: Measure the baking soda with a level teaspoon, as too much will give the cheese a soapy taste. Pour it into the container while still hot and fluid; once cooled, it firms up and is difficult to smooth out.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per 100 g, calculated from the ingredients

Energy
204 kcal
Protein
11 g
Carbohydrates
2.7 g
of which sugars
2.7 g
Fat
17 g
of which saturates
10 g
Fiber
0.0 g
Salt
0.9 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Tavený syr z tvarohu, vajca a masla

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