Title: Mary's Kaeskuch (Cheese Kuchen)
Categories: Breakfast Cheese Dessert American Regional
Yield: 8 Servings

1	c	Flour
1	ts	Baking powder
1 1/2	ts	Sugar
1/4	ts	Salt
1/4	c	Butter; cut up
1/3	c	Milk
2		Eggs
1 1/2	c	Cream-style cottage cheese
1/3	c	Sugar
1/3	c	Half-and-half, light cream -- or evaporated milk
1	tb	Flour
1/2	ts	Vanilla
1/4	ts	Ground cinnamon
1/8	ts	Salt

For Crust: In a large bowl, stir together 1 cup flour, baking powder, 1 1/2 tsp. sugar and 1/4 tsp. salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center: add milk all at once. Stir just until dough clings together. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into an 11" circle. Fit into bottom and up sides of an ungreased 9x1 1/2" round baking pan. Trim crust even wit top edge of pan. Bake the crust at 350=B0 oven for 5 minutes. Set aside. For filling: In a large bowl, beat eggs. Stir in cottage cheese, 1/3 cup sugar, half and half, 1 Tbsp. flour, vanilla, cinnamon and 1/8 tsp. salt until combined. Pour filling into crust. Bake in a 350 oven for 30 minutes or until center is nearly set Cool the dessert on a wire rack for 1 hour. Cover and chill for at least 4 hours.

Recipe by: Midwest Living magazine, June '95

From: Jim Weller Date: 08-24-98 (12:33) Doc's Place Bbs Online. (253) Cooking

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