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Småland-Style Ostkaka

Name: Småland-Style Ostkaka
Total time: 80 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Sweden
Ingredients: 400g Cottage Cheese; 3 Egg; 60g Sugar; 200ml Heavy Cream; 3 tbsp All-purpose flour; 50g Almonds; A pinch Almond extract; To taste Strawberry Jam; 10g Butter

Dessert

⏱ 80 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐⭐

A traditional cheesecake from Småland, made with curdled milk cheese and almonds.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Ostkaka is a traditional sweet from Småland in southern Sweden, recorded as early as the 16th century. Originally, milk is set with rennet and the curds are baked with eggs, almonds, and a little bitter almond. It's lighter and moister than an ordinary cheesecake and is eaten warm with jam and whipped cream.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a red wooden house in the Småland forest, warm ostkaka is served with jam and cream at afternoon coffee after Midsummer.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Cottage Cheese 400g
Egg 3
Sugar 60g
Heavy Cream 200ml
All-purpose flour 3 tbsp
Almonds 50g
Almond extract A pinch
Strawberry Jam To taste
Butter 10g

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Finely chop the almonds.
Mix the eggs and sugar well, then add the cream, flour, and almond extract.
Stir in the cottage cheese and almonds.
Pour into a buttered baking dish.
Bake at 175°C for 45 minutes until lightly colored on top.
Cool slightly and serve with jam and whipped cream.

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