🇫🇮 Finnish Cuisine

Leipäjuusto

Bread Cheese

Prep Time 30 min
Servings 6
Difficulty Medium
Calories 284 kcal

A squeaky, golden Finnish cheese baked until charred and caramelized, served warm with cloudberry jam.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat milk to 37°C. Add vinegar or rennet and stir gently. Let stand 30 min until curds form.
  2. 2 Pour curds into a cheesecloth-lined colander. Press gently to drain whey.
  3. 3 Press curds into a flat disc about 2cm thick in a cast iron skillet or oven-safe pan.
  4. 4 Broil or bake at 250°C for 10-15 min until the surface develops charred brown spots.
  5. 5 Cut into wedges while warm. Serve with cloudberry jam and optionally warm cream.

Did You Know?

Leipäjuusto is also called "squeaky cheese" because it squeaks against your teeth when you bite into it.