Liptauer Food

LIPTAUER - AUSTRIAN PAPRIKA CHEESE SPREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Whisk the butter with the cream cheese until combined and fluffy (best would be to use a mixer to whisk the butter and cheese).
• Mix with the remaining ingredients for Liptauer: mustard, tomato paste, paprika powder, caraway seeds (ground them in pestle and mortar or food processor or coffee grinder), garlic powder. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Garnish: finely chop the bell pepper, cornichons, and capers, mix together, spoon over the Liptauer.
• Enjoy!

LIPTAUER WITH RYE TOAST AND PICKLED RED ONIONS

Steps:

• Mash garlic and 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt in small bowl with back of spoon until paste forms. Using electric mixer, beat butter in medium bowl until smooth and creamy. Add garlic paste, quark, and next 6 ingredients; fold to combine. Season with salt and more vinegar, if desired. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour, then stir before using.
• Serve with rye toast and drained Pickled Red Onions.
• A slightly tangy, soft unripened cow's-milk cheese; available at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores (such as Whole Foods markets) and natural foods stores.
• ** Tiny brine-packed French pickles; available at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores.
• What to drink:
• Pair the flavorful Liptauer with a big white Austrian wine. We like the Hiedler 2008 "L&eouml;ss" Gr&euuml;ner Veltliner ($16), a yeasty wine with a nice acidity.

LIPTAUER CHEESE

Steps:

• With the back of a spoon, press the cottage cheese through a fine sieve into a mixing bowl.
• 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.
• 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.

LIPTAUER CHEESE

Steps:

• Cream the butter in a small bowl until light and fluffy.
• Add cream cheese and beat until smoothly blended.
• Chop the caraway seeds in a blender and then add to the butter mixture.
• Chop capers finely and add to mixture.
• Add mustard and paprika.
• Rinse, dry and chop the anchovy then stir into the cheese mixture and blend well.
• Shape into a neat rectangle on serving plate and border with pretzels.

LIPTAUER

Steps:

• 1. Beat the cream cheese and cottage cheese together until they are very smooth. Add the capers, cornichons, paprika, salt, pepper, caraway seeds, and mustard. Mix together well and turn into a 1-quart bowl lined with plastic wrap for easier unmolding later. Smooth the top with a spatula and cover with the overhanging plastic wrap. Place it in the refrigerator to set.
• 2. When it has become cold enough to turn out - a few hours should do it - unwrap the folded-over plastic wrap on top, place a plate over the now uncovered bowl, turn it over, and unmold. Pull the plastic wrap off and drizzle over a rust-red ooze made by mixing the oil with the paprika.
• **3.**Serve this with bread or poppy-seed bagels, gherkins, and, if you like, some chopped red onions.

LIPTAUER (SAVORY PAPRIKA CREAM CHEESE SPREAD)

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whip the butter, cream cheese, and quark (or its substitute). Make sure the butter is soft to avoid unpleasant chunks.
• Add the water, onion, garlic, and 1 tbsp of the butter-cheese mixture to a blender and puree.
• Pour the onion-garlic puree into the bowl with the cheeses and mix well.
• Mix in the remaining ingredients and combine well. Season with salt and fresh ground pepper to taste. If you used unsalted butter, salt liberally.
• Garnish with chopped chives and dill and serve with soft pretzels, celery sticks, crackers, or toasted German rye bread. It can also be used to stuff tomatoes, red peppers and hard boiled eggs.
• Liptauer tastes best when made the day before so the flavors have a chance to mingle.

HUNGARIAN CHEESE SPREAD (LIPTAUER)

Steps:

• Cream together all ingredients.
• Place into a bowl or pretty mold covered with plastic wrap. Cover top of cheese with plastic wrap.
• Refrigerate for at least 2 hours overnight is best.
• Unmold on to a serving plate and surround with rye bread squares, fresh veggies, or crackers.

LIPTAUER SPREAD

Steps:

• Blend cottage cheese and butter in processor until smooth. Blend in paprika, caraway and mustard. Transfer to small bowl. Mix in onion and cornichons. Transfer to crock. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
• Place crock of cheese in center of platter. Surround with bread. Serve with radishes and green onions.

LIPTAUER CHEESE A LA NIGELLA LAWSON

Steps:

• Beat the cream cheese and cottage cheese together until they are very smooth. Add the capers, cornichons, paprika, salt, pepper, caraway seeds, and mustard. Mix together well and turn into a 1-quart bowl lined with plastic wrap for easier unmolding later. Smooth the top with a spatula and cover with the overhanging plastic wrap. Place it in the refrigerator to set.
• When it has become cold enough to turn out - a few hours should do it - unwrap the folded-over plastic wrap on top, place a plate over the now uncovered bowl, turn it over, and unmold. Pull the plastic wrap off and drizzle over a rust-red ooze made by mixing the oil with the paprika.
• Serve this with bread or poppy-seed bagels, gherkins, and, if you like, some chopped red onions.

LIPTAUER CHEESE

Steps:

• In a bowl cream together the cream cheese and the butter, add the paprika, the capers, the anchovies, the shallot, the caraway seeds, and salt and pepper to taste, and combine the mixture well. Pack the cheese into a crock and chill it, covered, for 1 day to let the flavors develop. Serve the cheese with the crackers.

LIPTAUER KäSE (AUSTRIA)

Steps:

• Mix the farmer's cheese with the onion, anchovies, capers, caraway seeds and paprika.
• Serve on pumpernickel or rye bread.