Ukrainian Lokshyna W Cottage Cheese Noodle And Cheese Casserole Recipes

Steps:

• Beat the egg slightly and combine with the remaining ingredients to make a stiff dough.
• Knead on a lightly floured board until the dough is smooth.
• Cover and let it stand for 30 minutes.
• Roll to almost paper-thinness and allow it to dry partially.
• Turn the dough over in order to dry the other side slightly.
• It must neither be sticky nor dry and brittle.
• Fold into a roll or cut into 3 inch strips.
• Stack the strips on top of each other.
• Cut the roll or the strips crosswise into fine shreds.
• Separate the shreds by tossing them lightly with the fingers.
• Spread them out to dry.
• The noodles may be used at once or dried thoroughly, and then stored in a covered container for future use.
• When ready to use, drop the noodles into a large quantity of boiling salted water, stir, and cook for about 8 minutes.
• The cooking period will depend on the size of the noodles.
• Strain over a colander or sieve, and then rinse with cold water to prevent sticking.
• Use as desired.
• BROAD OR SQUARE LOKSHNA: Follow the preceding recipe for Lokshyna.
• Cut the dough into broad shreds or tiny squares.
• These may be used in various lokshyna dishes.
• LOKSHYNA WITH COTTAGE CHEESE: Here is a nutritious dish which is very simple to make.
• Prepare a desired amount of lokshyna.
• Cook as directed.
• Drain, but do not rinse the lokshyna with cold water.
• Add some melted butter or bacon fat and mix lightly.
• Mix in some fresh cottage cheese and season to taste with salt.
• Top with chopped crisp bacon or salt pork.
• Keep it hot until ready to serve.
• LOKSHYNA WITH EGGS: Follow the preceding recipe, but instead of the cheese use lightly beaten eggs.
• To 1 cup of cooked lokshyna allow about 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 egg.
• Melt the butter in a frying pan and add the cooked lokshyna mixed with the eggs and seasoned with salt.
• Cook and stir as for scrambled eggs.
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Cook the noodles as directed in the recipe for Lokshyna.
• Fry the chopped bacon until crisp, and add it along with the bacon fat to the noodles.
• Sprinkle lightly with salt and mix well.
• Combine the egg with the cream and cottage cheese.
• Season to taste with salt.
• Arrange alternate layers of the noodles and cheese mixture in a buttered baking dish.
• Top with the buttered bread crumbs.
• Bake in a moderate oven (350°F) for about 40 minutes.
• Serve as a main dish with a vegetable salad.

Steps:

• Place the cheese in a food processor or blender, I use a magic bullet blender for this.
• Blitz until all the curds are broken up and the mixture appears smooth.
• Place in a bowl and garnish with black pepper.
• Note once made you can add any flavourings you want spices, vegetables prawns etc.

Steps:

• In a small serving bowl, stir together the cottage cheese, honey, and banana slices. Serve or eat immediately.

Steps:

• Saute onion in butter until tender.
• Stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth.
• Gradually stir in milk and mustard.
• Cook until thickened.
• Stir in cheeses, lemon juice, then noodles.
• Bake at 350 degrees 40-45 minutes.
• Sprinkle with fresh parsley.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In large bowl with wire whisk or fork beat eggs slightly.
• Beat in cheese, flour, salt and pepper.
• Drain broccoli well patting dry with paper towel.
• Stir into egg mixture.
• Pour into greased (butter, nonstick spray,shortening) 9"x9" baking pan, spreading evenly into pan with spoon.
• Bake broccoli for 30-35 minutes until casserole is firm and pulls away from sides of pan.
• Loosen edges with spatula, slice and serve.

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
• Enjoy!
• I grated a little carrot into the mix and made it even healthier!