Paskha (Orthodox Easter Dessert)

Name: Paskha (Orthodox Easter Dessert)
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 500 g farmer cheese or ricotta; 100 g butter; 150 g icing sugar; 2 pcs eggs; 1 tsp vanilla; 80 g blanched almonds; 80 g raisins; 50 g candied fruit; 1 pc lemon zest

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Prep40 min

Cook0 min

Total40 min

The traditional Russian and Slavic Orthodox Easter dessert – a pyramid of sweetened farmer's cheese, almonds and dried fruits served after the midnight liturgy.

Ingredients

Serves:10

500 g farmer cheese or ricotta
100 g butter
150 g icing sugar
2 pcs eggs
1 tsp vanilla
80 g blanched almonds
80 g raisins
50 g candied fruit
1 pc lemon zest

Nutrition (estimated)

high confidence

310kcal · per serving

Protein

26.4g

Carbs

19.8g

Fat

Recipe total: 3098 kcal · P 89.7g · C 264.2g · F 197.8g

Estimated from 9 of 9 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

Steps

1
Drain cheese thoroughly overnight in a cheesecloth.
2
Beat softened butter with icing sugar until creamy.
3
Add egg yolks and vanilla; beat until pale.
4
Fold in drained cheese, almonds, raisins, candied fruit and lemon zest.
5
Line a flower pot or paskha mould with damp muslin.
6
Pack in the mixture, fold over muslin, weigh down and refrigerate overnight.
7
Unmould to reveal the pattern; decorate with almonds and serve cold.

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