Ostkaka

Name: Ostkaka
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Swedish
Ingredients: 2 liters milk; 5 eggs; 1/2 cup sugar; Cloudberry or lingonberry jam, for serving

Ostkaka/OOST-kah-kah/

Also known as: Swedish Cheesecake

About this dish

A traditional Swedish curd cake, custardy and mild, served with jam and cream.

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Ingredients

🥛2 liters milk

🥚5 eggs

🍬1/2 cup sugar

🍓Cloudberry or lingonberry jam, for serving

Method

Serves 2

Curdle the milk using rennet, then strain lightly to keep some whey.

Whisk the curds with eggs, sugar, and a little almond extract.

Pour into a buttered baking dish.

Bake at 180°C (350°F) until set and lightly golden.

Serve warm or cold with berry jam and cream.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Ostkaka is a traditional Swedish dessert from Småland, made from curdled milk rather than flour-based cake batter.

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