---Farmers Cheese

👥 1 servings recipe: Farmer’s Cheese (Small Batch)

🥘 Ingredients

  • milk
    1 cup
  • saucepan
  • temperature
    82 celsius
  • white vinegar
    1 tbsp
  • time
    10 seconds
  • spoon
  • time
    10 minutes
  • strainer
  • cheesecloth
  • bowl
  • time
    5 minutes
  • time
    20 minutes
  • salt
    1 pinch
📝

Farmer's cheese is the simplest curdling of milk solids using pasturized milk.

  1. 1
    Heat the milk in a saucepan over medium-low heat until it reaches temperature .
    milk: 1 cup, saucepan, temperature: 82 celsius
  2. 2
    Add white vinegar to the warm milk and stir gently for time with a spoon .
    white vinegar: 1 tbsp, time: 10 seconds, spoon
  3. 3
    Let the mixture sit undisturbed for time to allow curds to form.
    time: 10 minutes
  4. 4
    Line a strainer with cheesecloth placed over a bowl .
    strainer, cheesecloth, bowl
  5. 5
    Pour the mixture into the strainer and allow it to drain for time . (For drier cheese, drain longer up to time .)
    time: 5 minutes, time: 20 minutes
  6. 6
    Gather the cheesecloth and squeeze gently to remove excess whey.
  7. 7
    Season with salt to taste.
    salt: 1 pinch