VARAŽDIN-STYLE MLINCI
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Ingredients:
800 g homemade mlinci
200 g dried ham (or cured meat similar to hamburger)
300 ml sour cream
200 ml heavy cream
800 g fresh cottage cheese
50 g butter
100 ml oil
100 g “Varaždinac” cheese (or a similar hard cheese)
Salt, pepper
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Preparation:
Sauté the diced ham in oil, add it to the pressed cottage cheese, season with salt and pepper, and mix it all with the sour cream until the mixture is smooth. Blanch the mlinci in boiling salted water, making sure they don’t tear. Cool them down and pat them dry. Grease the baking dish with butter and layer it with mlinci, followed by a layer of the cheese mixture. Sprinkle each layer of mlinci with a bit of oil, and top the final layer with grated cheese.
Pour the heavy cream over everything and bake in the oven for 40 minutes.
These mlinci can be served as a warm appetizer or as a standalone dish.
