Home Made Cheese
- 1 gallon milk (must not be ultra pateurized)
- 1 1/2 tsp citric acid
- 1/4 tsp liquid rennet
- Pour milk into a stainless steel pot.
- Put citric acid in a measuring cup and add cool water to measure 1 cup.
- Add citric acid and water mixture to milk.
- Pour rennet in measuring cup and add water to 1/4 cup.
- Heat milk slowly to 90 F.
- Remove from heat and add rennet diluted in 1/4 cup cool water.
- Stir well and cover.
- After about 3 to 5 minutes, check curd.
- Should look like custard.
- If too soft, leave a few more minutes.
- Cut curd into 1 inch squares with a knife.
- Place back on stove and heat to 110 F, stirring gently and slowly.
- Take off burner and continue to stir for about 3 minutes.
- Transfer the curd to a colander to drain.
- Gently drain the whey from the curd.
- Freshly made cheese!
- Allow to cool before shaping to desired size.
- *Adapted from the New England Cheesemaking Supply.
gallon milk, citric acid, liquid rennet
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/337732-home-made-cheese (may not work)