FRIED CHEESE PIELÉ

Ingredients:
1 Lb of flour
1 Stick of RICA Butter
1/2 Cup RICA Milk
2 Egg yolks
2 Teaspoons of salt
1 1/2 Lb of grated RICA Gouda Cheese

Preparation:
Mix the flour and the RICA Butter together with a fork, until is like only crumbs. Mix the RICA Milk together with the egg yolks and the salt little by little, if it’s necessary add an extra 1 or 2 spoonfuls of RICA Milk. Cover the dough and let it rest for half an hour.
Shape the pielé and fill them with the grated RICA Gouda Cheese. Fry in abundant oil.

CHEESE CAKE

Ingredients:
4 Packages of milk cookies (24 cookies)
1 stick of RICA Butter (4 oz.)
1/2 Teaspoon of cinnamon
3/4 Lb of RICA Cream Cheese
1 Can of undiluted evaporated milk
4 Spoons of sugar
1 Flavorless gelatin
1/2 Cup of water
Marmalade (preferably strawberry or cherry)

Preparation:
Grate the cookies and put them together with the butter and the cinnamon until a paste is formed. Cover the bottom of the pan and place it in the oven at 350º for approximately 15 minutes until it’s firm. Let it cool.
Blend well the RICA Cream Cheese together with the milk and the sugar for approximately 4 to 5 minutes.
Dissolve the gelatin in water on low heat and add the cream cheese together with the milk and pour over the pan with the crust and place it in the refrigerator for two hours or until it curds.

TROPICAL PIE

Ingredients for the dough:
5 Grated green bananas
2 Grated green plantain
4 Lbs of chopped malanga (cocoyam)
3 or 4 Cups of UHT Rica Milk
2/3 Cups of oil colored with Bijol
2 1/2 Teaspoons of salt
2 or 3 Spoons of bitter Seville or bergamot orange juice

Ingredients for the filling:
2 Lbs of grated RICA Cheddar Cheese
1/3 Cup of olive oil
1/2 Lb of raw ham cut into small squares
1 Lb of white onion chopped small
3 Cloves of garlic pounded together with 1 ½ teaspoons of salt
3 Chopped Bell peppers
1 Lb Carrots chopped into squares
1 3/4 Cups of small shopped celery
1 Package of chopped leek
3 Packages of chopped coriander
3 Spoons of soy sauce

Dough preparation:
Add the juice of the bitter orange to the green bananas and the plantain while you’re grating; set aside. Blend the cocoyam with the milk little by little, adding pieces of plantain and the green bananas so it’s a softer consistency. Add the salt and the oil. Mix everything, check on the salt and make the pies, filling them with the following cheese and vegetable filling:

Filling:
Sauté the ham in some oil, then add the oil onion, garlic and pepper; let it simmer; add the rest of the ingredients except the cheese. Don’t let it over cook.
Place two large spoonfuls of the dough on top of plantain leaves that have already been cleaned and placed in boiling water for approximately 10 seconds. Extend this dough, placing it as thin as it can be shaping it square. On the top part place the filling and a spoonful of cheese on top it. Fold the pie (using the plantain leaf) in a way that the edges are together. Fold the outsides edges towards the inside and tie them together with a string not tying them to strong so it doesn’t loose its square shape. Place the pies in a pot and add water. Add some salt to the water and boil for half hour.

CHEESE AND MUSHROOM PIE

Ingredients:
1 cup of crushed Soda crackers
2 Oz. of RICA Butter
Filling:
1 Oz. of RICA Butter
1 1/2 Cups of chopped white onion
1 Small can of sliced mushrooms
3 Eggs
3/4 Lbs of thinly grated RICA Samsoe Cheese
1Teaspoon of salt
1/4 Teaspoon of pepper
1/2 Cup of hot RICA UHT Milk

Preparation:
The crackers should be joined with the butter until they’re crumbs. At the bottom of the pan ¾ of this mix are placed using a spoon. Aside from this, sauté the mushrooms and the onions with the butter. After they’ve been sautéed they’re placed on top of the crackers. In a bowl batter the eggs and add the rest of the ingredients.
Pour the mix on top of the onions and the mushrooms. Finally spread the rest of the cracker mix on top. Bake at 350° for 40 or 45 minutes until it’s cooked and golden. Yields 8 servings.

CHEESE STICKS

Ingredients:
1 1/4 Lbs of Campesino RICA Cheese
2 Cups of flour
1 Teaspoon of baking powder
1/2 Teaspoon of salt
3 Oz. of RICA Butter
1 Egg yolk
1/3 Cup of UHT RICA Milk

Preparation:
Mix together the flour, the baking powder and the salt. Add the butter using a fork, add the egg yolk with the milk little by little and mix well. Let the dough sit for approximately half an hour. Extend the dough until it’s thin and slice it into strips of ½ inch wide. Completely wrap the already cut cheese into small sticks using the dough and fry. Serve hot. Yields approximately from 50 to 55 sticks.
Note: The dough should be placed one on top of the other and then the cheese is placed on top of the last layer, this is so the sticks have the same shape.

DAD’S CHEESE OMELET

Ingredients:
4 Eggs
1/4 Teaspoons of salt
A pinch of pepper
6 Tbsp of RICA Listamilk
1 Cup of grated Danish RICA Cheese
3 Tbsp of RICA Butter

Preparation:
Batter the eggs lightly. Add the salt, peppers, milk and the cheese. Mix well. Melt half of the butter in a pan; pour half of the mix. Cover and let it simmer until the bottom part of the omelet is lightly golden and the top part has already been dried. Fold the omelet and serve right away. You can add grated cheese on top of it if you want. Repeat the process in order to make another one. Yields two servings.