Hot Dates!

• 3 1/8 cups milk goat
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt to taste- dried italian herbs
• 5 pieces fresh dates pitted and thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch rock salt
• 1 pinch chilli flakes a generous of red
• basil leaves to garnish
• vinegar balsamico, optional

1. Heat the goat milk in a pan and when it comes to a boil, add the lemon juice and cook, stirring continuously until the milk curdles. (it took around 10 minutes to curdle so don't lose patience)
2. Strain the whey through a muslin cloth/fine sieve and let some tap water run over the cheese, which will help in washing off the lemon extract.
3. Squeeze the muslin cloth to remove excess moisture and if using a sieve, then press the cheese with a spoon to squeeze out excess water.
4. Put the cheese in a bowl, add the salt, pepper powder, dried herbs and mix well
5. Add the honey, salt, rock salt, chilli flakes and dates in a pan and cook until the dates are slightly brown. (I kept the dates slightly hard, if you want them tender, first cook the dates a bit and then add the honey)
6. Put the cheese in a small bowl and press it gently and then turn the bowl upside down onto a serving dish and top it up with caramelised dates and garnish with basil leaves and serve.

milk goat, lemon juice, pepper powder, salt, dates, honey, salt, rock salt, chilli flakes, basil, vinegar

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Hot-Dates_-1659294 (may not work)