"Honey Pasha"

This is a classic russian Easter dessert. It's usually made with sugar but I went with more natural sweetener, honey.

Ingredients:

• 500g curd (fat content 9-11%)
• 125g butter, softened
• 125g sourcream
• 175g honey
• handful of raisins
• handful of almonds
• zest of 1 lemon 

Method:

1. Combine the curd and the butter. Mix well.
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Combine sourcream, raisins, almonds and lemon zest.
   
   
   
   
3. Combine sourcream mixture with curd and butter mixture.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Put the mixture into the wooden pasha mold or if you don't have it, take a large sieve, put it over a bowl so that the hooks of the sieve cling to the edge of the bowl and the sieve doesn't fall. Cover with cheesecloth and pour the pasha mixture in it. Cover with the cloth and put plates on. Put something heavy on it and keep in cool place for at least 12 hours.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. When ready to serve, turn the pasha over on a plate and decorate as you wish! Enjoy!

Review: It didn't taste any different from pasha made with sugar. Was creamy and delicate in flavor. Will definitely use some lemon and orange peel next time!