LIPTAUER CHEESE

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The journalist Joseph Wechsberg introduced many Americans to the pleasures of Austro-Hungarian food, including this liptauer spread. The recipe is adapted from "The Cooking of Vienna's Empire," Mr. Wechsberg's 1968 entry in the Time-Life Foods of the World series. Cottage cheese and butter are the base for paprika, caraway seeds and briny capers. This dip is a fine accompaniment for crudités or hearty slices of rye on a brisk autumn afternoon.

Provided by Sara Dickerman

Time 2h15m

Yield Makes 1 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 cup cottage cheese
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 tablespoon sweet paprika
Freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
2 teaspoons caraway seeds
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon chopped capers
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
1/2 cup sour cream
3 tablespoons finely chopped chives
1 baguette, thinly sliced and toasted

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.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 213, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 18 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Sodium 275 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams