6 eggs, beaten
½ tsp. salt
4 cups flour
22 oz. cottage cheese
1 stick butter
1 large onion, chopped
Cream, optional for serving
Mix eggs, salt, flour and cottage cheese together to form a stiff dough. The texture should be similar to cookie dough and may be sticky, too.
Fill a large kettle with water and 1 tsp. salt and bring to a rolling boil. Using a teaspoon ½ to ¾ full, drop cheese button dough into boiling water. Stir and boil for about 5 minutes.
In a large frying pan, sauté onion in butter with ½ tsp. salt. Transfer boiled cheese buttons to pan and fry in the buttered onions. Enjoy as is or serve with cream – and don’t forget the sausage on the side!
MILLIE’S TIP: You can flavor your cheese buttons more by adding about 1½ cups chicken broth or chicken bouillon into the water during the boiling process, then fry as directed.
RECIPE by Millie Wald, Zeeland, formerly KEM Electric Cooperative
