Finnish Curd Cake Food

JUUSTOA - FINNISH " SQUEAKY" CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat milk to 90°F and add sugar, cornstarch, salt and rennet.
• Stir, and remove from heat.
• Let set until gelled.
• When set, cut in x's with a spoon until the consistency of cottage cheese.
• After cutting, let settle for another 30 minutes until they mat together at the bottom of pot.
• Drain off whey.
• Place the curd into a 10x12 cake pan and broil until browned.
• Remove and cool enough to flip curd over.
• Once you flip it over, you may spread with a little butter and lightly salt.
• Broil again, until browned.

FINNISH CURD CAKE

Steps:

• Butter the baking dish, pie pan, or springform pan until generously coated.
• Sprinkle the crumbs as needed into the pan, then turn the pan around and shake gently, distributing the crumbs along the sides as well.
• The crumbs should completely coat the inside of the pan.
• Chill briefly to set the crumbs and then fill with the desired filling.
• CAKE: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Sift together the flour and baking powder and set aside.
• Press the cottage cheese through a sieve.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs and the sugar until they are frothy.
• Add the spices and fruit rinds.
• Add the cottage cheese and blend all the ingredients well.
• Stir in the butter, then add the dry mixture, mixing well.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared crust and bake for 1 hour.
• NOTE: Again this is more like a quick bread, and you can increase the sugar if you like as this is not particularly sweet.

PANNUKAKKU (FINNISH PANCAKE)

Steps:

• Beat eggs in large mixing bowl. Add sugar and beat. Add flour and salt and beat well. Add oleo which was melted in a 9 x 13 inch pan to grease sides of pan. Add milk and beat well. Pour batter into hot pan, sprinkle nutmeg on top. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. You can put fresh strawberry jam on top or otherwise eat as is. Yummy.

FINNISH RIBBON CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and 1/2 cup granulated sugar until creamy.
• Beat in egg yolk, vanilla, and lemon peel.
• In a medium mixing bowl, stir together flour and salt.
• Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, blending thoroughly.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper (or leave ungreased).
• Shape dough into two logs about 1-inch in diameter and as long as your baking sheets.
• With the side of your little finger, press a long trench - lengthwise - down the center of each log. DO NOT press all the way down to the cookie sheet or your jam will leak out.
• Bake logs for 10 minutes.
• Remove logs from oven and spoon jam into the trenches.
• Return to oven for 5 - 10 minutes or until logs are firm to touch and a light golden brown.
• In a small bowl, combine the confectioner's sugar and lemon juice.
• While cookies are hot, drizzle them with the confectioner's sugar mixture (or spread along the sides of the logs).
• Cut at a 45 degree angle into 1 inch lengths.
• Let cool 5 minutes on baking sheet.
• Transfer to racks and let cool completely.
• Store in single layers in an airtight container.