Better Than A Silver Packet: Diy Cream Cheese
From elgourmand2 8 years agoIngredients
- • 2 cups heavy cream. shopping list
- • 2 cups whole milk. shopping list
- • 1 drop liquid vegetable rennet dissolved in 2 Tbs. water. shopping list
- • 1/8 tsp. (one packet) mesophilic starter culture OR 1 ounce real buttermilk. shopping list
- • 1/4 tsp. salt or other flavorings (optional). shopping list
How to make it
- 1. In a pot (with a fitted lid for later steps), heat milk and cream to 75 F (24 C), stirring regularly.
- 2. Remove pot from stove and add the buttermilk OR sprinkle the mesophilic starter culture over the surface of the milk and allow to dissolve for two minutes.
- 3. Stir gently. Add diluted rennet mixture and combine using an up and down motion with your spoon under the surface of the milk just until evenly incorporated.
- 4. Cover pot with lid, wrap in a few kitchen towels, and place in a warm location, 70°F-75 F {21 – 24 C} to incubate, about 14 hours.
- 5. When cheese is ready to be drained, it will resemble yogurt. Spoon into a strainer lined with a piece of butter muslin. Clip the corners of the muslin together and allow to drain over a bowl (cupboard handles and safety pins can come in handy here) until desired firmness is reached, 7-10 hours.
- 6. Mix in a 1/4 tsp. salt or other flavorings as desired.
- 7. Transfer to a container with a tight-fitting lid and refrigerate.
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