🇱🇮 Liechtensteiner Cuisine

Ofakatza

Oven-Baked Cheese Bread

Prep Time 40 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 380 kcal

A golden, bubbly bread topped with alpine cheese and sour cream, baked until the cheese melts and edges crisp, a beloved Liechtensteiner snack.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Roll or stretch bread dough into a flat rectangle about one centimeter thick on a greased baking sheet.
  2. 2 Mix grated cheese with sour cream, diced onion, and caraway seeds. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
  3. 3 Spread the cheese mixture evenly over the dough, leaving a small border around the edges for the crust to puff.
  4. 4 Let rest for ten minutes in a warm place so the dough rises slightly before baking.
  5. 5 Bake for eighteen minutes until the dough is golden underneath and the cheese topping is bubbly and golden brown at the edges.
  6. 6 Cut into squares and serve immediately while the cheese is still melting and stretchy.

Did You Know?

Ofakatza is so popular in Liechtenstein that it appears at everything from children's birthday parties to state receptions at Vaduz Castle.