Russian Easter Cheese Paska - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lbs friendship farmer cheese
1/2 lb butter
16 ounces sour cream
1 1/2 cups sugar
6 eggs, beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla
optional
ground almonds (optional) or lemon zest (optional)

Preparation

Melt butter.
add sour cream and eggs.
Stir constantly over a low heat until it looks like loosley scrambled eggs.
Remove and cool.
In a large size mixing bowl, mix egg mixture with sugar, vanilla and farmer's cheese. Beat well on a low speed.
Drape a cheese cloth over a large cheese mold or clay flower pot with hole on the bottom.
Put weights on top to squeeze out excess water.
Refrigerate 24 hours.
Unmold.