Ingredients: 250 dkg the variaction of chesse can be in use … Liptov sheep cheese – Liptói Túró or Bryzna or farmer’s cheese (it can be from sheep milk or cow milk – júh túró or tehén túró), 1 small onion minced or grated 60 dkg softened butter, salt, red pepper powder, 1 clove crushed garlic, 2 pinch of cumin seeds or 1 tsp. cumin ground powder, chopped green fresh parsley.
Prepairing: The cheese is broken through and then mixed with the mixed butter, add the ingredients mix well and at the end garnish with some parsley leaves to have the inviting look. Let it chill for an hour or so for the flavors come together, but as made it is also beats the taste.
While a soft farmer’s cheese is most traditionally used when making authentic liptauer – farmer’s cheese can be a bit hard to find overseas, but, not to worry if you can’t find some farmer’s cheese then goat cheese are perfectly acceptable substitutes when making Hungarian “Körözött” – Liptauer cheese spread. The American-style cottage cheese will not really benefit this recipe (instead go to a good cheese shop and ask for farmer’s cheese or quark. First and foremost the sheep’s curd must be fresh and tender just as the butter.
The sweet or mild paprika (not hot paprika), onions give a nice base layer of smoky flavor with a hint of cumin. Also goes well as a dip for raw veggies. Slightly skeptical about how the flavors would come together, but it is safe to say this spread will probably become one of athe new flavors of snack!
Liptauer = “Liptói túró” is a popular appetizer spread throughout Hungary, Austria, Slovakia and Northern Italy, where it can be found as Liptauer or named Liptó.
The name Liptov come from a region of Slovakia. There, this spread is traditionally made with bryndza the soft, sheep’s milk cheese.
Liptauer is one of those dishes that is best when you make it. The secret is not to add too much ingredients, but to tweck to your own stlye and taste.
The liptauer paired incredibly well with wine on a lazy afternoon and its ability to be spread on anything makes it the perfect appetizer, no matter what beverage you’re serving.
© Aggie Reiter
Rolling in Budapest 