Description
Pashka is a cheese cake-like dessert or breakfast food that is usually eaten with thick-crusted breads, but I like it plain, too. Though no cooking is needed, it does chill over night. My Bestemor has made this for me since I was a child and I have always loved it!
Ingredients
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 (8 ounce) container cottage cheese
- 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- 1 cup white sugar
- ¼ teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup finely chopped blanched almonds
- ½ cup currants
Instructions
- In a medium bowl
- thoroughly blend cream cheese
- cottage cheese
- sour cream and butter.
- Gradually fold in sugar
- lemon extract
- vanilla extract
- almonds and currants.
- Transfer the mixture to a shallow medium dish. Cover with a cloth
- and chill in the refrigerator 8 hours
- or overnight.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 8 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 10