German Caraway Cheese And Fresh Homemade Cheese Appetizer Food

OBATZDA FüR DEN BIERGARTEN GERMAN CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a medium bowl, mash together Romadur or Brie cheese, Camembert cheese, and softened butter until well combined.
• Add minced onion, sweet Hungarian paprika, spicy Hungarian paprika, ground caraway, salt, and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Mix until thoroughly combined.
• Add heavy cream to desired spreading consistency. The Obatzda spread should be the color of bricks.
• Refrigerate for a few hours to let tastes meld together.
• If you like a smooth spread, combine cheeses, butter, and spices in a food processor until smooth. Add the minced onion last, by hand.
• Serve with more thinly sliced onions, pretzels, bread, and beer.

GERMAN CARAWAY CHEESE AND FRESH HOMEMADE CHEESE: (APPETIZER)

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE CARAWAY CHEESE: Make sure the farmhouse cheese is DRAINED WELL in cheesecloth.
• (Do not add any cream to the cheese after draining.) Place the butter, baking soda, and salt in the top of a DOUBLE BOILER over SIMMERING water.
• When the butter is melted, add the cheese, and continue cooking, whisking occasionally, until the cheese has melted, about 1 hour.
• The butter and cheese will be separated.
• Beat in the sour cream and caraway seeds until the mixture is blended well together.
• Pour into a large loaf pan or a crock.
• Cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, until the cheese is firm.
• Turn out onto a serving dish, if you like, bring to room temperature, and serve.
• TO MAKE FRESH FARMHOUSE CHEESE: Warm the whole milk and buttermilk over low heat in a large saucepan or stockpot until they reach 90 degrees on an instant-read thermometer.
• Pour 1/4 cup of this mixture into a glass measuring cup and heat it in the microwave for 10 seconds on high, or until it is 115 degrees; alternatively, heat the 1/4 cup milk in a small saucepan until it reaches the same temperature.
• Crumble the rennet tablet into the warm milk in the measuring cup and stir to blend.
• Pour this mixture back into the large saucepan and stir well.
• Remove from the heat, cover the pan, and let the mixture sit overnight, for at least 14 hours.
• In the morning, return the pan to the heat and remove its cover.
• For a larger curd cheese, bring the mixture to 130 or 140 degrees over medium heat; for a smaller curd cheese, bring the mixture to about 115 degrees over low heat.
• Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, at the desired temperature for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until the curds have separated from the whey.
• Meanwhile, line two colanders with a double thickness of cheesecloth.
• Tie or clip the cheesecloths to the perimeters of the colanders to keep them from slipping inches Gently pure half of the mixture through 1 colander and half through the other.
• Let the whey drain off the cottage cheese for about 1 hour.
• Spoon the drained cheese into two 1-pint containers.
• Stir in some fresh cream, sour cream, or whole milk, if you like, for a softer consistency and flavor.
• The cheese will keep covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
• Makes 8 cups.
• Home Cooking.

WHOLE WHEAT CHEESE CRACKERS

Steps:

• Blend ingredients and shape into a roll 1-1/4 inches in diameter.
• At this point you can refrigerate or freeze in an airtight container until needed.
• Slice into 1/8 inch slices and prick them several times with a fork.
• Bake on an ungreased baking sheet for 8-10 mins in a 375 degree oven. Watch closely because crackers brown quickly. If the crackers on the outside brown before the center, remove the outer crackers and continue to bake rest.

CRISP CARAWAY TWISTS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat egg, water and mustard; set aside. In another bowl, combine the cheese, onion, parsley, caraway seeds and garlic salt. , Unfold pastry sheet; brush with egg mixture. Sprinkle cheese mixture lengthwise over half the pastry. Fold pastry over filling; press edges to seal. Brush top with remaining egg mixture. Cut widthwise into 1/2-in. strips; twist each strip several times. , Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets, pressing ends down. Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

GERMAN/SWISS EGG CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cook onion in butter just until tender.
• Transfer to 12x8 baking dish.
• Divide the egg slices evenly over the onion/butter mixture.
• Sprinkle with the cheese.
• Beat remaining ingredients except the bread together in a large bowl well mixed.
• Pour this over the cheese.
• At this point you can refrigerate overnite but this is not necessary.
• To finish, add the bread slices by overlapping them on top of the casserole.
• Bake 30-35 minutes until heated through.
• If refrigerated overnite add the bread slices just before baking and bake an additional 10 minutes.

GOAT CHEESE APPETIZER

Steps:

• Slice bagette into 1 inch slices.
• Spread a layer of Goat cheese onto each slice.
• Top with peppers and basil.