1 lb.(average weight) wedge
Stripling’s Old Fashioned Red Rind Hoop cheese is mild in taste and is wonderful when served as a dessert cheese with melons, berries, and various wines.
But red rind hoop cheese is also great to have on hand in the summer when the squash is coming in fresh from the fields and you feel like whipping up a yummy squash casserole. Our recipe below for Summer Squash Casserole makes an impressive main course in and of itself since the cheese and eggs give heartiness. Pair it alongside sliced fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, and other garden vegetables as well as a slice or two of homemade corn bread.
Summer Squash Casserole
4 cups cubed yellow squash
1 medium onion, chopped
2/3 cup milk
2 eggs
2/3 cup melted butter
1 pound wedge Stripling’s Old Fashioned Red Rind Hoop Cheese, grated
1 ¾ cup crushed Ritz crackers
Salt and pepper to taste
1 clove garlic, minced
1. Cook squash until crisp to tender. Drain completely. Beat egg and milk together and add to squash. Then stir in onion, ½ of melted butter and ½ of crushed Ritz crackers; add ½ grated cheese. Mix together along with salt, pepper, and garlic.
2. Place into oblong casserole dish greased with butter. Sprinkle remainder of cheese on top, then sprinkle remainder of Ritz crackers on top of cheese.
3. With teaspoon dribble balance of butter over crackers and bake in 350 degree oven for 30 to 40 minutes making sure crackers are toasted but not scalded.