Apple cheese
Traditional Lithuanian dessert
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Apple cheese (Lithuanian: Obuolių sūris, Polish: Ser Jabłkowy/Ser Jabłeczny) is a traditional Lithuanian[1][2] and Polish[3] dessert, made out of boiled or cooked apples sweetened with sugar. Originally it was made with honey, which was later replaced by sugar.[4]
History
Apple cheese originated in the Middle Ages. The oldest dated recipe was written by the cook in the house of Radvila (polish Radziwiłł).[5]
In 1907, the recipe for apple cheese was published in the Lithuanian magazine Lietuvos virėja from Lithuania's capital Vilnius.[6]
- Apple cheese from Trakai region, Lithuania
- Prepackaged apple cheese from Lithuania sold in England