PASKA

      Title: PASKA
  Categories: Spreads, Russian
       Yield: 6 Servings
  
       1 lb Sweet butter and 1/4 pound
            -cream cheese, to make a
            -smooth mixture.
  
   Put 3 pounds dry pot cheese through a very fine sieve and blend it
   well with Beat 8 egg yolks with 1-1/2 pounds granulated sugar and
   combine this mixture with the cheese. Add 2 cups heavy cream and mix
   well. Add 1/4 pound each of chopped, blanched almonds and mixed
   candied fruits and raisins. Flavor with the seeds scraped from 2
   vanilla beans and mix until the fruits are evenly distributed.  Line
   a pyramidal paskha form with a fine cheesecloth wrung out of cold
   water.  Pour the mixture into the form and fold the cheesecloth to
   cover the bottom of the cake. Weight the cheese down well and allow
   it to drip for 24 hours. A deep flowerpot with a hole in the bottom
   for drainage makes a satisfactory paskha mold. Unmold the paskha and
   decorate it as you wish. Paskha is traditionally servied with kulich,
   the Russian Easter bread.
   
   From: The Goourmet Cookbook Volume II Shared By: Pat Stockett
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