BASLER KAESWAIE (SWISS CHEESE TART)
Recipe by Nick Malgieri: "You may be surprised to learn, however, that every year the Swiss city of Basel puts on an impressive three-day carnival bash called Fasnacht, in which its citizens party all night, watch fabulous parades and costumes, and indulge in the best in traditional food and drink. Baslers have been doing Fasnacht since the Middle Ages, but with a twist: After the Reformation, Protestant Basel moved its carnival to the Monday after Ash Wednesday, asserting its religious independence from Rome. Fastnacht gets underway at Morgestraich ("morning strike"), a thrilling moment to witness. People start milling around the city center's market square around 2 a.m., and you can feel the excitement and anticipation building. By 3:30 the square is as packed as Times Square on New Year's Eve. Precisely at 4, all the lights go out as a cry of celebration rumbles through the crowd. Then the faint sound of drums and piccolos wafts into the square as the fife, drum, and lantern-toting cliques, the official carnival societies, begin to converge from all sides. The pre-dawn darkness is illuminated only by the lanterns atop the drummers' and piccolo players' masks, though each clique also sports a single 5-foot high rectangular lantern depicting its yearly theme in words and pictures. As the day begins to dawn, the lights come back on and many head to a favorite restaurant or Kaeller (the cliques' private headquarters, open to the public during Fasnacht) for a fortifying meal. Delicacies include Maehlsuppe (brown flour soup), an unappetizing name for a really delicious onion soup; Kaeswaie or cheese tart (see recipe below); and Ziebelewaie or onion tart, first cousins of the quiche, only better. All that salty food needs to be washed down with plenty of beer, which flows more generously during Fasnacht than the Rhine, the storied river that divides Basel in half. Good Baslers look forward to Fasnacht every year to also eat Kiechli, a deep-fried pastry like a funnel cake covered with sugar, and Faschtewaie, a buttery roll sprinkled with caraway seeds. Later that day after everyone has had a fortifying nap, followed by much parading by cliques, their members decked out in fantastic get-up. Tuesday is Kinderfasnacht or children's carnival during the day, with fanciful costumes and lots of Kiechli. Tuesday evening, the cathedral square is the scene of the reading of the lanterns. Each clique writes satirical, sarcastic or critical verses on its main lantern. They may be about events in Basel, Switzerland or elsewhere in the world, but are always hilarious. Wednesday afternoon is another parade as on Monday, though throughout Fasnacht portions of cliques march around the city 24 hours a day, keeping the upbeat mood from flagging. Wednesday evening, as Fasnacht begins to draw to a close, there is the famous brass concert in the Barfuesserplatz. One player carries the melody and all the others play out of tune sending most observers for something a little stronger than Maehlsuppe! Fasnacht officially ends at daylight on Thursday, when the normally staid and formal Baslers return to work and their regimented daily lives."
Provided by Annacia
Categories Cheese
Time 45m
Yield 1 10 inch tart
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Set a rack in the lowest level of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees.
- For the dough, combine the dry ingredients in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and pulse several times to mix. Add the butter and pulse until the butter is in 1/4-inch pieces. Add the water and pulse until the dough forms a ball. Invert the dough to a floured work surface, carefully remove the blade, and form it into a thick disk.
- Flour the dough and roll it to a 12-inch disk. Fold the dough in half and transfer it to a 10-inch tart pan with removable bottom, lining up the fold with the diameter of the pan. Unfold the dough into the pan and press it well into the bottom and side of the pan. Use a bench scraper or the back of a knife to sever the excess dough at the rim of the pan.
- Toss the cheese with the flour and evenly distribute it on the pastry crust. Whisk the remaining ingredients together and pour over the cheese.
- Bake the tart until the crust is baked through and the filling is set and well colored, about 25 to 30 minutes.
- Cool the tart briefly on a rack and unmold it to a platter; serve immediately or later at room temperature.
- Serving: Unmold the tart and slide it off the pan base onto a platter. Serve warm or at room temperature as a first course or as the main course of a light meal with a mixed salad.
- Storage: Keep the tart at room temperature on the day it is baked. Wrap and refrigerate leftovers and bring to room temperature or heat briefly at 350 degrees before serving again.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 3088.2, Fat 210.9, SaturatedFat 124.3, Cholesterol 1157.9, Sodium 3839.3, Carbohydrate 178.8, Fiber 5.7, Sugar 2.7, Protein 119.3
KIWI RICOTTA CHEESE TART
Great summer dessert, looks impressive, but is pretty simple, don't let all the ingredients scare you. This is delicious, worth the time, everyone will love it.Don't substitute low fat ricotta.
Provided by KittyKitty
Categories Tarts
Time 56m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- For the pastry, sift the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder into a bowl. Cut in the butter until the mxture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix the egg yolk and cream. Stir in just enough to bind the dough.
- Transfer to a lightly floured surface, flatten slightly, wrap in waxed paper and chill for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 425°F.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/8 inch thick and transfer to a 9 inch springform pan. Crimp edges.
- Prick the bottom of the dough all over with a fork. Line with waxed paper and fill with baking beans. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove the paper and beans and bake until golden, 6-8 minutes more.Remove from oven. Let cool. Reduce oven heat to 350°F.
- Grind the almonds finely with 1 tablespoon of the sugar in a food processor or blender.
- With an electric mixer, beat the ricotta until creamy. Add the cream, egg yolks, remaining sugar, flour, salt, rum, lemon rind and 2 tablespoons of the lemon juice. Beat to combine.
- Stir in the ground almonds until well blended.
- Pour into the shell and bake until golden, about 1 hour. Let cool, then chill, loosely covered for 2-3 hours. Unmold and place on a serving plate.
- Combine the honey and remining lemon juice for the glaze, set aside.
- Peel the kiwis. Halve them lengthwise, then cut horizontally into 1/4 inch slices. (will look like half circles).
- Arrange slices in rows across the top of the tart. Just before serving brush with honey glaze.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 710.6, Fat 45.4, SaturatedFat 25.1, Cholesterol 254.9, Sodium 382.8, Carbohydrate 55.9, Fiber 3, Sugar 31.3, Protein 21.4
BASLER LECKERLI (SWISS SPICED HARD BARS)
These are very special bars developed by the local spice merchants and made with lots of honey - very sweet, they taste just wonderful... The Leckerli was invented between 1431 and 1449. It was used to feed church dignitaries when the pope was in Basel.
Provided by Artandkitchen
Categories Bar Cookie
Time 1h20m
Yield 100-150 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Melt honey very slowly in a pan, add almonds, sugar and swirl until the sugar is melted too.
- Let cool slightly.
- Add all other ingredients until the Kirsch and mix well.
- Add the flour and eventually the baking soda and work to a compact dough.
- Roll the dough out on two greased baking sheets approximately 5 mm thick.
- Store overnight.
- Preheat the oven at 180°C (heat and timing are basing it on convection oven).
- Prepare the glaze heating in a pot water and sugar until boiling point. Reduce the heat but let it boil slowly.
- Bake 15-20 minutes at 180°C (I need 18 minutes).
- In the meanwhile the glaze should be ready. It takes about 15 to 20 Minutes until it thickens, it's bound and crystals appear.
- Remove from the heat but keep on a slightly warm plate.
- When the dough is baked, remove pans to a rack and immediately cut in rectangles (but don't separate them completely) brush the tops with glaze.
- When cooled dived the rectangles and store in airtight containers.
- Note: you can built a gingerbread house with this dough! I used 3 fold quantities for the gingerbread house of the picture!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 110.1, Fat 1.6, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 2.6, Carbohydrate 23.2, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 14.8, Protein 1.7
SWISS CHARD, LEEK AND GOAT CHEESE TART
Mighty tasty ingredients. Will be putting out a couple of rows of rainbow stemmed chard along with the spinach after our little cold spell pushes through this week. Keeping this recipe close to make with fresh from the garden chard. From the Chicago Times contribution to the Food & Drink Weekly's Top Picks for 2008. Drawn from Bill Daley's February cover story on "Dot.com cooking," which tracked the burgeoning realm of recipe Web sites, we included this savory tart from David Leite's Leitesculinaria.com. Prep time includes an hour to chill the dough.
Provided by Busters friend
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 2h15m
Yield 1 tart, 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Place the flour, rosemary, thyme and salt in a food processor; process until blended. Add the butter; pulse until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal, with pieces no bigger than small peas, about 13 to 15 one-second pulses.
- Transfer dough to a medium bowl; drizzle with 1/4 cup of the water. Mix with a fork to form a "shaggy" dough. Squeeze some in your hand. If it doesn't hold together, add the remaining water, 1 Tbsps. at a time. Form into a disc; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
- Position the oven rack in the lower third of the oven; heat oven to 400 degrees. Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface into a 13-inch circle. Ease dough into a 10-inch tart pan, fitting it snugly against the sides and bottom; trim the excess. Prick the bottom of the tart with a fork; cover with parchment paper. Fill the tart with pie weights or beans; bake 25 minutes. Remove the weights and parchment; set shell aside to cool.
- Meanwhile, for the filling, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the leeks; cover skillet. Cook, stirring often, until leeks soften, 8-10 minutes. Add the chard; cook, uncovered, until excess water evaporates, 6-8 minutes.
- Beat the eggs, cream, salt, pepper and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Add the vegetable mixture; toss to coat. Pour the mixture into the tart shell. Sprinkle raisins and pine nuts over the top; dot with the goat cheese. Place on a baking sheet; bake until the filling is set and puffy, about 25 minutes. Cool on a rack to room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 388.8, Fat 28.9, SaturatedFat 16.9, Cholesterol 133.5, Sodium 567.4, Carbohydrate 24.5, Fiber 2.1, Sugar 4.4, Protein 9.6
RUSTIC CHERRY RHUBARB CHEESE TART
This was an experiment gone "right" - I had only a single pie crust and some cream cheese to use up. It was a keeper! You can use fresh or frozen fruit.
Provided by hotdishmama
Categories Tarts
Time 1h
Yield 1 tart, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Unroll pie crust and place in 10-11" tart pan.
- In mixer or food processor, blend cream cheese, egg, and 1/2 cup sugar. Pour in bottom of unbaked pie crust.
- Place fruit in bowl. (If using frozen fruit, let defrost partially and drain off juice.) Add 1/2 cup sugar and tapioca flour. Mix and let stand about ten minutes. Using slotted spoon, carefully place fruit on top of cream cheese layer. Bake 35 minutes at 400 degrees.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 329, Fat 15.9, SaturatedFat 7.5, Cholesterol 54.5, Sodium 195.7, Carbohydrate 43.9, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 31.7, Protein 4.5
TOMATO & GOAT CHEESE TART
Make and share this Tomato & Goat Cheese Tart recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Green.Chef
Categories Cheese
Time 55m
Yield 2 6-inch tarts, 2-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Defrost puff pastry according to package directions.
- Peel, quarter, and thinly slice the onion. Peel and mince garlic.
- Heat 1 T oil in medium sautee pan. Sautee onions and garlic over medium heat until the onions are soft and beginning to caramelize.
- Season onions with salt and pepper, deglaze with wine, and stir in thyme.
- Once the puff pastry is defrosted, unfold it onto a cutting board. Cut 2 6-inch rounds out of defrosted puff pastry. You can use a small plate or saucer and a paring knife for this. Put the puff pastry onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Score the puff pastry 1/2-inch from edge. This will allow the edge to rise more, creating a crust. The ingredients will go within this circle, leaving the edge empty.
- Sprinkle the grated parmesan within the scored circle. Top with caramelized onions.
- Crumble the goat cheese and sprinkle over the onions.
- Slice the tomato in half. Cut 1 thick slice from each half of the tomato (1-inch thick). Place in the center of the tart, over the onions and cheese.
- Drizzle 1-2 T olive oil over the tomatoes to encourage browning.
- Julienne the basil, and sprinkle evenly over the tomato.
- Put a few slices of parmesan on top of each tart and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Bake at 425F for 20-25 until golden brown.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1558.3, Fat 110, SaturatedFat 30.5, Cholesterol 26.8, Sodium 794.3, Carbohydrate 113.2, Fiber 5.5, Sugar 6.7, Protein 26
APPETIZER CHEESE TART
This recipe was a winner in the Pillsbury Bake Off in 1998. I have cut the amount of mayonnaise in half. You can also add whatever toppings you might like.
Provided by Junebug
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 40m
Yield 1 pie, 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375 degrees.
- Remove one crust from pouch and place on ungreased cookie sheet, pressing out fold lines.
- Mix all ingredients well, except for the cilantro.
- Spread on crust to within about an inch of the edge.
- Fold the edges over and flute.
- Bake 25 to 40 minutes until the crust is golden brown.
- Sprinkle with the cilantro and let stand 10 minutes before serving.
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