½ cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon almond extract
Put cottage cheese through a sieve. Beat eggs together slightly; add scalded milk, stirring to blend. Mix dry ingredients; add sieved cottage cheese. Gradually stir in milk-egg mixture; add vanilla and almond extract. Pour into a well-buttered 8-inch glass baking dish. Place in a pan of hot water and bake in a moderate oven (325° F.) for 1½ hours or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean; let cool. Serves 6 to 8.
Lemon-Cottage Cheese Custard
½ cup melba toast crumbs, rolled and sifted
1 cup sugar
¼ cup butter, melted
2 egg yolks
Juice of 1 lemon