Homemade Cottage Cheese Whole Milk
Organic milk vinegar or lemon juice and a sprinkle of salt if desired.
Homemade cottage cheese whole milk. Ideally dark chocolate on the bitter side works best somewhere around 85 cocoa or so. To make cottage cheese with rennet heat milk to 85 f 30 c in a small saucepan over medium heat. Heat to 120 degrees f. Don t toss the whey.
Homemade cottage cheese takes only minutes. Homemade cottage cheese only has 3 simple ingredients. Pour the curds into a bowl and sprinkle on the salt and mix well. You may wish to use less.
Recreating old way of cheese making using nothing but milk itself. You will need a thermometer for other cheeses but you can get by here turning off the heat just before the milk begins to boil. After the time is up use a knife to slice the mixture and break up the curds. Unlike firmer or pressed cheese homemade cottage cheese takes just minutes and you can eat it right away.
Otherwise it can keep fresh in the refrigerator for up to a week. If you want to save the whey the liquid that drains off you can do so by placing a bowl underneath your homemade cottage cheese as it drains. When cool pour the mixture which now consists of curds and whey into a colander and drain off the whey. Little chopped pieces of macadamia nuts with some smooth dark chocolate chunks give the cottage cheese a whole new character.
Pour the skim milk into a large saucepan and place over medium heat. If you use milk that s about to turn sour you ll want to eat your homemade cottage cheese the same day. Cover the saucepan with a clean dish towel and let it sit untouched for about 4 hours. Add salt to the saucepan and heat the mixture over medium low.
Cottage cheese is a protein rich snack that provides a range of nutrients. Add the vinegar and allow the mixture to cool. Add rennet to the milk and stir the mixture for about 2 minute. Heat the milk to 190f.
Remove from the heat and gently pour in the vinegar. All you need is milk vinegar and salt and a few minutes to make homemade cottage cheese using this quick and easy do it yourself recipe.