Hungarian Cottage-Cheese Biscuits (Túrós Pogácsa)

Ingredients

• 1.5 tablespoonsdouble-acting baking powder
• 1 ouncebutter
• 200 gramscheddar cheese
• 500 gramscurd cottage cheesedry
• 2 egg yolkbeaten
• 500 gramsflourall-purpose
• 1.5 teaspoonssalt
• 60 servingsfrangelico
• 60 servingsfrangelico

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• knife
• whisk
• wire rack

Directions

1. In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.In a medium bowl, grate butter.Crumble the dry cottage cheese into with the butter and mix them together.
2. Mix the butter and cheese with the flour blend.Using your hand, mix into a dough and knead for about 5 minutes.
3. Roll out the dough on a floured wooden surface, and fold it. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.Repeat kneading, rolling, and resting in refrigerator twice.When ready, roll the dough to a 1-inch thickness, and cut into rounds with a biscuit cutter.Preheat oven to 375F.With the point of a sharp knife, score the tops of the biscuits in a lattice.Beat the egg yolks with 1 tsp of water, and brush the glaze onto the biscuit tops.
4. Sprinkle cheese on top.
5. Bake for 25 min, or until golden brown.Cool on a wire rack and serve as a snack, with soup, or, as George suggests, as an accompaniment with wine. Mmm. Now there's an idea!