459791 Mon Nov 12 11:23:40 -0800 2007 15 31 Home Cooking 0 3117621 Hi all, I have a bunch of Farmer's Cheese and was wondering if you had any good ideas for delicious but easy dips that I might be able to make with the cheese. Other recipes using the cheese would be welcome too. Thanks in advance! Mon Nov 12 11:23:40 -0800 2007 64572 highforpie 1 3117663 I know this isn't what you are looking for, but we always use Farmer's Cheese for blintzes. Yum yum. Mon Nov 12 11:33:01 -0800 2007 3117621 120180 tzurriz 2 3120890 My initial thoughts exactly! Here in Ohio, I have had a hard time lately finding true Farmer's Cheese (usually Friendship label) and it has gotten very expensive. Have you ever made blintzes with very well drained cottage or ricotta cheese? Tue Nov 13 09:56:59 -0800 2007 3117663 15139 Diane in Bexley 3 3124097 Oh yes, and that works really well too. Farmer's cheese isn't required, it's just excellent. Gosh I hope that makes sense. Wed Nov 14 08:09:48 -0800 2007 3120890 120180 tzurriz 1 3119749 It's great on toasted walnut bread as a crostini (or snack). Or you can dollop it where you'd use ricotta, like on top of a pizza. You can pour a jar of fig jam over a mound of it and serve it with crackers as an hors d'oeuvre. Mon Nov 12 22:55:47 -0800 2007 3117621 10157 farmersdaughter 1 3120026 I mix it with refried black beans, then use that mixture to stuff cleaned poblano chilis and bake covered with tomatoes and chilis until soft and tender. :) Tue Nov 13 06:07:03 -0800 2007 3117621 119275 Morganna 2 3120052 I make a baked farmer cheese with honey, toasted nuts and dried fruit. You can slice it and make sweet crostini or just eat it by itself for a breakfast or snack. There is an error on their page now but there are many recipes for farmer cheese on www.friendshipdairies.com. Tue Nov 13 06:15:14 -0800 2007 3120026 57253 lucyis 2 3124549 I've also used to use Farmer's cheese in mexican dishes that called for a mild, white mexican cheese. Now I have a good international market nearby, but you could use it for that. Wed Nov 14 10:10:43 -0800 2007 3120026 82777 egbluesuede 1 3120476 Not a dip, but farmer's cheese makes a wonderful filling for blintzes. Edited to say: oops, somehow I missed the fact that someone already said that. I swear; I did read first. I'll see if I can get my grandmother's amazing recipe; she generally believes in sharing recipes. Tue Nov 13 08:22:26 -0800 2007 3117621 11377 seattledebs 1 3120627 I have had several versions of store bought baked farmer cheese: Pineapple, chocolate, walnut raisin, and apple cinnamon. The store that sold them no longer exists, and I'd love to have recipes for these. I see that the Friendship site does have a Walnut Raisin recipe. I guess that I could use that as a basis, and try to figure out how to make the other variations - but if anyone has recipes to share, especially for the chocolate, I'd really appreciate them. Thanks! Tue Nov 13 08:54:09 -0800 2007 3117621 15126 Bzdhkap 1 3123310 Thanks to everyone-I'll have to try some of these. I grew up eating blintzes but never thought to use my Farmer's Cheese for that...any recipes from scratch? Thanks. Tue Nov 13 21:54:53 -0800 2007 3117621 64572 highforpie 1 3125227 I remember seeing farmer's cheese as an ingredient in many of the recipes of the Mollie Katzen's books. She suggests using farmer's cheese on a greek pizza (with spinach, mozzarella, tomatoes, bread crumbs, onion and garlic) as an alternative to feta. Cool! She also suggests using this in piroshki -- Russian calzones :) She recommends a dill cheese filling -- 2lbs cottage cheese, one cup farmer's cheese, 3 Tbsp lemon juice, 1 packed cup scallions, 1Tbsp fresh dill, some fesh parsley, 3/4 cup mild whilte cheese, grated, salt and pepper. My, that's a lot of cheese! Just use that to fill the dough - your favorite calzone dough will do. Wed Nov 14 12:47:07 -0800 2007 3117621 56490 foxy fairy 1 3125309 You can make russian sirniki it's basically similar to baked farmer's cheese, but these are fried: http://www.recipezaar.com/177812. My Mom likes farmer's cheese as a spread - try it on a crusty bread topped with a thin layer of blueberry preserve (or any fruit preserve). As a child, I used to like eating farmer's cheese sweetened by a little amount of sweetened condensed milk. As a grown up, my breakfast staple is half a cup of farmer's cheese (or cottage cheese if I'm out of FC) with few raisins or whatever dried fruit I have on hand (just enough to compensate the sourness of the cheese). Wed Nov 14 13:10:07 -0800 2007 3117621 12766 welle 2 3125479 My mother makes an excellent salad with finely chopped rashishes, green onions, seedless cucumbers, well drained cottage cheese or farmer's cheese and some sour cream. The veggies give it some crunch and the radish is just subtle enough to give it some bit. This is a much beloved requirement at our Yom Kippur Break the Fast dinner. Wed Nov 14 13:53:45 -0800 2007 3125309 15139 Diane in Bexley 2 3375811 ahhhh, sirniki. It's like a blintz had a love child with a pancake. Thu Feb 07 20:47:29 -0800 2008 3125309 13030 free sample addict aka Tracy L 1 3374682 I actually make farmer's cheese at home sometimes, it's very easy. Then I either use it to bake a cheesecake, or mix some of it with sour cream, chopped green onions, sliced radishes, some salt and pepper and put it on a piece of bread (it makes a great open face sandwich). In Poland a lot of people just puts it on a piece of bread, with some butter underneath, and salt on top. My dad used to have this for breakfast for years, but instead of salt he would pour some honey on the cheese. Thu Feb 07 14:09:02 -0800 2008 3117621 147538 polish_girl