Latticed Cheese Squares

Name: Latticed Cheese Squares (Túrós Rácsos (also known as túrós pite or túrós lepény))
Cuisine: Hungary
Ingredients: 1½ tablespoons sour cream; Pinch of salt; Grated rind of ½ lemon; ½ teaspoon baking powder; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; ½ cup vanilla sugar; ½ pound pot cheese; 2 whole eggs, separated; 1 whole egg, beaten; Flour for pastry board; Flour for pastry board; 2 egg yolks; ⅓ cup granulated sugar; 1¼ cups plus 2 tablespoons flour; ⅜ pound butter

Túrós Rácsos (also known as túrós pite or túrós lepény)

Preparation info

about
16 pieces

Difficulty
Complex

Appears in

The Cuisine of Hungary

By George Lang

Published 1982

About

Ingredients

1¼ cups plus 2 tablespoons flour
⅜ pound butter

Europe
Hungary
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Place 1¼ cups flour in a large mixing bowl. Cut cold butter into it and mix to crumbs with a pastry blender. It will take about 2 minutes workin