Jâñu Siers

== Desription ==
Jânis' cheese (in Latvian)
== Ingredients ==
* 4 – 5 lbs dry cottage cheese or ricotta
* 10 quarts milk
* 1 tsp yellow food colouring (optional)
* 2 – 3 tbsp oil
* cheesecloth
* 5 – 6 oz butter
* 6 eggs
* 1 tbsp caraway seeds
* 1 tbsp salt
* 1 – 2 tsp lemon juice (may be unnecessary)
== Directions ==
# Drain off any liquid in the cottage cheese.
# Put it through a cuisinart or blender to make sure it is finely ground.
# Use a large dutch oven or stock pot.
# Put oil in pot, add milk.
# Heat to boiling.
# Then add cottage cheese and keep stirring.
# If milk mixture doesn't curdle within about 5 minutes, add the lemon juice.
# When curdled, strain off all liquid.
# Place cheese mass in cheesecloth (gauze) and wring out any remaining moisture.
# Melt the butter in the pot, put in the cheese mass and heat until hot.
# Meanwhile beat eggs together with salt and caraway sees.
# Gradually add beaten egg mixture to heated cheese mass.
# Mix well and keep on stirring until it all balls up and becomes a bit stretchy.
# Remove from heat and pack into a number of small round-bottomed bowls (alternately, shape into small cheese wheels, and wrap in cheesecloth) 
# Cover, and keep cool.
Category:Latvian Vegetarian
Category:Latvian Snacks
Category:Cottage cheese Recipes
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