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- From: Dan Hirschi <vfoao0cy@huey.csun.edu>
- Subject: Ka"seschnitte
- Message-ID: <Pine.3.03.9407281457.A21182-d100000@huey.csun.edu>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 13:47:01 GMT
-
-
- KA"SESCHNITTEN (Cheese Fritters)
-
- These are something my mom and aunt remember from growing up in
- Switzerland. I've left the original German in the first recipe (and my
- attempt to translate follows...)
-
- >From "Schweizer Spezialita"ten" by Betty Bossi
-
- Ka"seschnitten aus der Romandie (Crou^tes au fromage)
-
- 8 grosse Weissbrotscheiben
- auf ein Backblech legen, unter dem Grill beidseitig bra"unen
-
- 50 - 100 ml Weisswein
- Brotscheiben damit betra"ufeln
-
- 400 g gut gelagerter Ka"se, z.B. Greyerzer, Bergka"se
- an der Bircherraffel reiben
-
- 2 Esslo"ffel Kehl
- darunter mischen
-
- 2 Eier
- 150 ml Weisswein
- Pfeffer aus der Mu"hle
- mit dem Ka"se gut mischen, Masse auf alle Brotscheiben verteilen,
- glattstreichen
-
- Backen: ca. 10 Minuten bei Oberhitze auf der untersten Rille des auf 250
- Grad vorgeheizten Ofens.
-
- Servieren: mo"glichst heiss, evtl. mit Salat.
-
- Vorbereiten: Ka"semasse am Vortag zubereiten. Zugedeckt im Ku"hlschrank
- aufbewahren.
-
- Tips:
- -- Brot toasten
- -- Ofenfertige Crou^tes unter dem Grill u"berbacken, gut u"berwachen.
-
- Getra"nkevorschlag: Bier; rassiger Weisswein, z.B. Twanner, Fe'chy oder
- Fendant.
-
- Das Rezept ist fu"r 4 Personen berechnet.
-
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-
- 8 thick slices white bread
- place on baking sheet and brown under broiler
-
- 50 - 100 ml white wine
- soak the bread slices in the wine
-
- 400 g aged cheese, such as Gruyere of Bergka"se
- shredded
-
- 2 tablespoons flour
- mix with the cheese
-
- 2 eggs
- 150 ml white wine
- freshly ground pepper
- mix in with the cheese, spread evenly on all the bread slices
-
- Bake: Preheat broiler to 250 degrees C (485 degrees F). Bake about 10
- minutes on the lowest rack.
-
- Serve: as hot a possible, possibly with salad
-
- Advance Preparation: make the cheese mixture the day before and store in
- the refrigerator.
-
- Tips:
- -- toast the bread
- -- warm finished Crou^tes in the oven, watching closely
-
- Drinks: beer, or white wine
-
- Serves 4
-
-
- >From "Tante Heidi's Swiss Kitchen" by Eva Maria Borer
-
- Ka"seschnitten Waadtla"nder Art (Waadtland Cheese Fritters)
-
- 4 slices toast, each 1 3/8 inches thick
- 2 1/2 fl oz white wine
- 5 1/2 oz Gruyere cheese, grated
- 1 egg
- paprika
- pepper
-
- Moisten the slices of toast with a little of the wine and arrange on a
- baking sheet. Mix the rest of the wine with the cheese, egg and spices
- to a fairly thick paste and spread on the toast. Sprinkle with more
- paprika and pepper. Bake briefly in a very hot oven (445 degrees F/Gas
- mark 8) until cheese begins to melt, serve at once.
-
-
- Ka"seschnitten Basler Art (Basle Cheese Fritters)
-
- 4 slices bread
- 1 oz butter
- 3 onions
- 4 slices Gruyere or Emmenthal cheese
- paprika
-
- Fry bread lightly on both sides in butter and arrange on a baking sheet.
- Pour boiling water over finely chopped onions and leave for a moment.
- Pour off water, and fry onions in the remains of the butter until tender.
- Spread onions thinly on the bread and cover each slice with a slice of cheese.
- Sprinkle with paprika and bake in a very hot oven (445 degrees F/Gas mark 8)
- until cheese melts. Serve at once.
-
-
- Ka"seschnitten Berner Art (Bern Cheese Fritters)
-
- 8 oz grated Gruyere cheese
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/2 fl oz milk
- 1 teaspoon Kirsch
- fat for frying
- 6-8 slices bread
-
- Mix grated cheese with the egg yolks, milk and Kirsch. Fold in beaten egg
- whites, and spread mixture on bread. Heat fat in a large frying pan and
- place bread, cheese side down, in hot fat. When slices become golden brown,
- turn and fry briefly on the other side.
-
-
- Ka"seschnitten Emmentaler Art (Emmenthal Cheese Fritters)
-
- Per person:
- 1 large slice bread
- 1 slice ham
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 slice Emmenthal cheese
- salt
- pepper
- 1 egg
-
- Lightly toast the bread. Fry the ham briefly, place on bread, cover with
- cheese and season. Place in fairly hot oven and allow cheese to melt, or
- in covered frying pan on top of the cooker. At the last moment, top cheese
- with a fried egg.
-
-
- Ka"seschnitten St Galler Art (St Gallen Cheese Fritters)
-
- 4 oz pork sausage
- 4 thin slices bread
- 8 thin slices Tilsit or Gruyere cheese
- pepper
- 1 egg
- breadcrumbs or flour
- fat for frying
-
- Spread sausage meat on both sides of each slice of bread. Place each slice
- between two cheese slices, top and bottom, and press all well together.
- Sprinkle with pepper, brush with beaten egg and coat with breadcrumbs.
- Leave for a few minutes for the coating to dry, then fry slices in deep
- fat on both sides.
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