White Cloud Inn
Baked Nut Loaf

Name: White Cloud Inn Baked Nut Loaf
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Chopped onion; 1/2 cup Diced celery; 1 Tbsp Oil; 1 cup Nuts (walnuts and cashews), finely chopped; 1 cup Cottage cheese; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1 cup Bread crumbs; 2 ea Eggs, lightly beaten; 1/4 tsp Poultry seasoning; 1 1/4 tsp Onion powder; 2/3 cup Water

December 4, 2000 Other Contributors

Walnut slpiti in half with some of the nut out.

George Hodan photo / PublicDomainPictures.net

About

This hearty vegetarian standard takes the place of roast turkey at White Cloud Inn, in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania.

“I tried this one with sauteed mushrooms on the side and tomato sauce on top. It was delicious! The one thing I would change is the nuts. The loaf was a bit too crunchy. Coarsely ground instead of finely chopped nuts would have made a difference, I think.”

Julie C. – Tester

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

Chopped onion		1/2 cup
Diced celery		1/2 cup
Oil		1 Tbsp
Nuts (walnuts and cashews), finely chopped		1 cup
Cottage cheese		1 cup
Salt		1/2 tsp
Bread crumbs		1 cup
Eggs, lightly beaten		2 ea
Poultry seasoning		1/4 tsp
Onion powder		1 1/4 tsp
Water		2/3 cup

Directions

Preheat oven to 375.
Sauté onion and celery in oil.
Put all ingredients into a greased 11-3/4 ” x 7-1/2″ baking dish and bake until just firm and slightly brown on top, about 35 to 40 minutes.
Serve with you favourite sauce or gravy. The Inn uses a mushroom sauce, but the dish is also good with a tomato sauce or onion gravy.

Editor’s Notes

This recipe can be wheat or gluten free if the appropriate type of bread crumbs are used.
I have left the instructions for the nuts as per the original recipe, but do encourage you to follow Julie’s suggestion to coarsely grind them if you don’t like a crunchy texture.
If you like mushroom gravy consider trying Lorraine Picot’s recipe that she uses on her own Vegetarian Nut Roast.
From the feature photo you can see how the Inn got it’s name. The photo shows the southeast view from Mount Pocono Overlook, Monroe County. Such fluffy white clouds look so beautiful in the vivid blue sky!

Source

This recipe has certainly been making the rounds! I found it years ago on Usenet. The poster there sourced The Thanksgiving Book which sourced White Cloud Inn.