Homemade Fresh Cheese

Name: Homemade Fresh Cheese
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters white or cider vinegar; 1 pinch salt; 1 gallon whole milk

Homemade Fresh Cheese might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 30g of protein, 31g of fat, and a total of 580 calories. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up cider vinegar, salt, milk, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the cider vinegar you could follow this main course with the Vinegar Pie as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Pour the milk into a large pot, and heat until the temperature reaches 195 degrees F (90 degrees C), or almost boiling. Stir constantly to prevent scorching on the bottom of the pot. When the milk reaches the temperature, remove from the heat, and stir in the vinegar.

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Vinegar

Milk

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Let stand for 10 minutes.

Line a strainer with cheesecloth, and set over the sink or a large pot or bowl. The milk should separate into a white solid part, and a yellowish liquid (whey). Stir the salt into the milk, then pour through the cloth-lined strainer.

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Milk

Salt

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Let the curds continue to drain in the strainer for 1 hour. Discard the whey.

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After the cheese has finished draining, pat into a ball, and remove from the cheese cloth. Wrap in plastic and store in the refrigerator until ready to use. Fresh cheese will usually last about a week.

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Cheese