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Cheese Tarts

Cheese tarts made with butter, flour, cottage cheese, and salt.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
By Kaufman, Nettie M · From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 1 ingredients
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Cheese Tarts

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Measure 1 lb. butter and 1/4 lb. flour.

  2. Measure 1 lb. cottage cheese and add a pinch of salt.

Make the dough

  1. Mix the cheese and butter together until smooth.

  2. Add the flour and roll the dough.

  3. Mold the dough into pockets.

Bake

  1. Bake for 5 to 7 minutes.

By Kaufman, Nettie M. Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.

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What each ingredient does

Butter (in the method)
Adds fat that makes the dough rich and tender.
Flour (in the method)
Provides structure so the dough holds its shape when rolled and molded.
Cottage cheese (in the method)
Adds moisture and creaminess, blending with the butter into a smooth dough.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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