Pascha Recipes
Hrutka (Easter Cheese)
This is a traditional Czechoslovakian Easter dish. Hrutka is very good served with ground cooked beets and horseradish mixed together.
Ingredients
- 13 eggs
- 1 quart milk
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Beat eggs lightly so all yolks are broken. Cook in double boiler until it forms like cheese and liquid separates. Drain well in cheese cloth. Tie to form a ball. Hang from an object until well drained, several hours. (Hang on a spigot with colander under it.)
- When quite dry, brush with egg yolk mixed with a little milk. Brown in oven for a short time.
- Keep refrigerated.
- For serving, slice thin.
- Serve cold.