Quark?

I eat it as my bedtime snack. I mix frozen blueberries and 1/2 scoop vanilla protein into it.

I feel like you can use it instead of yogurt or cream cheese in pretty much anything.

Even though this is in the recipes area, I was still expecting a Star Trek question. I should just go ahead and kill myself...

Even though this is in the recipes area, I was still expecting a Star Trek question. I should just go ahead and kill myself...

Me too. Don't feel bad. I have never even heard of Quark cheese.

Hi!

There are many different recipes for cheesecake. here's one you could try (I'm not good at baking cheesecake - it always collapses when I make it. Mom mom, grandma, or sister can use the same recipe and it will turn out great).

This recipe is for a high protein, low carb diet and you need to know that I never tried making it before. I just found it on a diet blog that I've been following:

11 eggs
1 kg quark
1 cup of sweetener (surgar for non-diet version)
1 tablespoon of baking powder
vanilla or orange extract
you can also add raisins, nuts, or fruit - for more carbs, if you don't count carbs

Mix the egg yolks, quark, sweetener, extract, and baking powder in a bowl. Beat the egg whites in a separate bowl until stiff. Add the mixture to the egg whites and fold carefully.

Line the baking pan with baking paper (the waxed one for cookies). Bake the entire thing in 175 C (350 F) for 15 -25 minutes. Should the top get too dark, cover it with foil or paper. Then, lower the temperature to 125-150 C (250-300 F) and bake another 30 minutes to achieve a 55 minute bake altogether.

I will try this recipe next week. So please keep in mind that I've never made it before. But the comments on the blog are great for it. Sorry for the awkward translation :):)

Quark the cheese is yummy (is very good in tomato sauce instead of ricotta, for example).

Quark the Ferengi, OTOH, is not quite so yummy (IMO) but could probably be just as useful, providing there is a liberal dose of oo-mox in the offing!

:bigsmile:

I use quark as a substitute for bechamel is lasagne etc. It makes a very good low fat cheese cake as well!

Even though this is in the recipes area, I was still expecting a Star Trek question. I should just go ahead and kill myself...

I was right there with you. Quark is one of my favorite characters. :laugh:

Even though this is in the recipes area, I was still expecting a Star Trek question. I should just go ahead and kill myself...

That is exactly who I thought of when I saw this question. I would like to see if I can find that here.

i mix quark with white chocolate options (40cals ish) and its just like a chocolate cheesecake-beautiful x

Someone told me about that a few years ago, so I tried it.....and I have to say, I found it completely repugnant! :laugh:

OMG! What can't you do with it! I'm Polish/German and grew up with quark.
1. Slice it up and eat in on bread.
2. Make pierogies (the original kind) with potatoes and quark,
3. Make a salad: shred quark with a fork, add chopped radishes and spring onions, a little sour cream, salt and pepper and have it on bread. Love this!!!
4. You can also make special Polish or German cheesecake with it.
5. have it with crepes - mash with a fork, add some sugar/sweetner, berries - optional, a bit of yogurt or sour cream and use it as topping for crepes/large pancakes - that's probably my favorite!!!

I could go on and on. There is a Polish website I use with recipes and they have 902 recipes that use quark. Add German recipes to it and you'll never be able to cook everything

I frankly have the hardest time to find it in the States. I have to travel over an hour to a town with a Polish neighborhood to get it - sucks! But you can freeze it and use it when you need it!

Thanks for the tip about freezing it! I've bought it a couple of times recently and forgot it was in the fridge and it has gone past it's best before date!
Another thing I love about it is that it's so cheap! Only 70p for a 250g pack

I was curious to find out about quark and found this article on how to make it yourself:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2291303_make-quark-cheese.html

I use it when I mash veg instead of butter or marg, if you add some wholegrain mustard to mash it gives it a lovely flavour.

You can also use it to make stuffed chicken thighs or breasts instead of full fat cheese, using a small amount of strong flavoured cheese instead, for dishes like Kievs.

Also you can use it to make low fat cheesecakes, you do need to add geletine to the mix to get it to set but I made a lovely baileys cheesecake for Christmas, which was tasty and a lot lower in fat than using full fat cream cheese.

1/4 cup, 30 calories, no fat.......sounds fabulous to me!