Suris

Description
Lithuanian sweet cheese

Ingredients

 * 2 lbs cottage cheese
 * 1 pt sweet milk
 * 1 egg
 * ⅓ cup cream
 * 1 tbsp butter
 * 1 tsp caraway seed

Directions

 * 1) Bring milk to boil with cottage cheese.
 * 2) Heat mixture slowly until whey appears and strain with cheesecloth bag.
 * 3) Melt butter in large pan, add drained cottage cheese, egg, cream, salt.
 * 4) Heat mixture until it becomes thin and then becomes a thickened, gummy mass.
 * 5) Put into wet cheese bag, press out air spaces and tighten with string.
 * 6) Dip bag into cold water for a few minutes.
 * 7) Drain and press between 2 boards to get a smooth cheese.
 * 8) Remove cloth and put in refrigerator.
 * 9) It will keep up to two weeks.