What Is Farmer's cheese and How Can I Use It?

Here's everything worth knowing about farmer's cheese and how to pick it, what it is, how to store it, and what to use instead, plus 6 recipes to cook tonight.

Recipes using farmer's cheese

There are 6 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Easter Pie (pizza piena)

In central Italy, from Umbria to Marches, the Easter Pie is more of a bread than a pie and is known as "torta di pasqua" or "pizza di pasqua.

Cheesy Vegetable Spread

Curried cheese spread with farmer's cheese, yogurt, chopped apples, carrots, pecans, and currants. A crunchy, sweet-savory appetizer for crackers or pita.

Stage Deli's Cheese Blintzes

Stage Deli's cheese blintzes wrap golden crepes around a smooth filling of farmer's cheese, cottage cheese, and cinnamon. A classic New York deli brunch dish baked until warm.

Paskha

Paskha, the traditional Russian Easter cheese dessert with cottage cheese, farmer's cheese, raspberry jam, candied orange peel, and almonds. Molded, drained, and served cold.

Paskha (Russian Cheesecake)

Paskha: the traditional Russian Easter cheesecake, an unbaked pyramid of sweetened farmer's cheese studded with candied fruit, raisins, and almonds, served with a madeira-rum lemon sauce. Orthodox Easter in every bite.

Varenyky (Ukrainian Filled Dumplings)

Authentic Ukrainian varenyky with tender egg yolk dough and two classic fillings: creamy potato-cheese and tangy sauerkraut-bacon. A from-scratch dumpling recipe worth every fold.

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