Ukrainian Loshyna Ring Egg Noodle Ring Recipes

NOODLE RING

Steps:

• Cream the cheese with the eggs, sugar and salt.
• Stir in the noodles.
• Turn into a buttered 8 inch ring mold.
• Sprinkle with the bread crumbs and butter.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes or until browned.
• Unmold carefully.

UKRAINIAN LOKSHYNA (EGG NOODLES)

Steps:

• Beat the egg slightly and combine with the remaining ingredients to make a stiff dough.
• Knead on a lightly floured board until the dough is smooth.
• Cover and let it stand for 30 minutes.
• Roll to almost paper-thinness and allow it to dry partially.
• Turn the dough over in order to dry the other side slightly.
• It must neither be sticky nor dry and brittle.
• Fold into a roll or cut into 3 inch strips.
• Stack the strips on top of each other.
• Cut the roll or the strips crosswise into fine shreds.
• Separate the shreds by tossing them lightly with the fingers.
• Spread them out to dry.
• The noodles may be used at once or dried thoroughly, and then stored in a covered container for future use.
• When ready to use, drop the noodles into a large quantity of boiling salted water, stir, and cook for about 8 minutes.
• The cooking period will depend on the size of the noodles.
• Strain over a colander or sieve, and then rinse with cold water to prevent sticking.
• Use as desired.
• BROAD OR SQUARE LOKSHNA: Follow the preceding recipe for Lokshyna.
• Cut the dough into broad shreds or tiny squares.
• These may be used in various lokshyna dishes.
• LOKSHYNA WITH COTTAGE CHEESE: Here is a nutritious dish which is very simple to make.
• Prepare a desired amount of lokshyna.
• Cook as directed.
• Drain, but do not rinse the lokshyna with cold water.
• Add some melted butter or bacon fat and mix lightly.
• Mix in some fresh cottage cheese and season to taste with salt.
• Top with chopped crisp bacon or salt pork.
• Keep it hot until ready to serve.
• LOKSHYNA WITH EGGS: Follow the preceding recipe, but instead of the cheese use lightly beaten eggs.
• To 1 cup of cooked lokshyna allow about 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 egg.
• Melt the butter in a frying pan and add the cooked lokshyna mixed with the eggs and seasoned with salt.
• Cook and stir as for scrambled eggs.
• Serve immediately.

UKRAINIAN LOKSHYNA W COTTAGE CHEESE (NOODLE AND CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook the noodles as directed in the recipe for Lokshyna.
• Fry the chopped bacon until crisp, and add it along with the bacon fat to the noodles.
• Sprinkle lightly with salt and mix well.
• Combine the egg with the cream and cottage cheese.
• Season to taste with salt.
• Arrange alternate layers of the noodles and cheese mixture in a buttered baking dish.
• Top with the buttered bread crumbs.
• Bake in a moderate oven (350°F) for about 40 minutes.
• Serve as a main dish with a vegetable salad.

UKRAINIAN LOKSHYNA AND HAM (NOODLE AND HAM CASSEROLE)

Steps:

• Cook the noodles as directed in the recipe for Ukrainian LOKSHYNA (egg noodles).
• Mix the drained noodles with the melted butter.
• Mix in the ham and cheese.
• Combine the egg, cream, and salt, and add to the mixture.
• If the ham is very salty, reduce the salt or omit it.
• Spoon into a buttered baking dish and top with the buttered bread crumbs.
• Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees F) for about 45 minutes, or until done.

GERMAN NOODLE RING WITH CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Boil the noodles in salted water and cook about 10 minutes until tender. Drain and put into a well-greased ring mold.
• Melt the butter, add the flour and blend.
• Stir in the milk and continue cooking, stirring constantly until mixture thickens.
• Add the seasoning and cheese cut in small pieces.
• Cook until cheese melts.
• Reserve 1/2 of the sauce to use later.
• To the remaining sauce, add the well beaten eggs and mix well.
• Pour over the noodles.
• Set mold in pan containing hot water and bake at 350-F about 45 minutes. Unmold on large platter, pour over the remaining hot cheese sauce and fill center with any desired vegetable, such as peas and carrots, spinach or asparagus tips.

UKRAINIAN LOSHYNA RING (EGG NOODLE RING)

Steps:

• Combine the egg noodles with the butter and cheese.
• Beat the egg whites with the salt until stiff and set them aside.
• Beat the egg yolks, mix in the cream, and add to the noodle mixture.
• Fold in the beaten whites.
• Spoon into a well-buttered ring mold.
• Set the mold in a pan of hot water and bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees F.) for about 45 minutes, or until the mixture is set.
• Unmold carefully onto a large platter, and then fill the center with creamed chicken or creamed vegetables.