Wouldn’t it be lovely if you could make the cheese at your home, trying different flavors and ensuring good quality? Making cheese at home is very simple. All you need is a couple of ingredients and you will be able to make your very own home made cheese which will be much more soft and tasty than the one you will get from the market. The process of cheese making comprises of three steps which are bacterial acidification, rennet coagulation, and pressing. Read on to learn making cheese at home with the help of some simple and easily available ingredients.
Complexity Level: Moderate
Time Required: 15-20 Minutes
Resources Required:
- Two cups of milk
- Ten tsp vinegar or lemon juice
- Salt
- Oil
- Pepper
- Margarine ( butter)
- Sugar
- Cloth
Instructions:
1. Gather the ingredients
To start with, gather all the ingredients that are required to make cheese, do not forget any material in order to avoid last minute rush to the market.
2. Start with the process of cheese making
- Place a sauce pan on the gas and put two cups of milk in it.
- Add pepper, margarine and sugar to the milk. Stir this mixture constantly with a spoon to avoid burning.
- Bring the mixture to a boil and then turn the burner off.
3. Prepare the cheese
- Add about ten teaspoons of vinegar or lemon juice to the boiling milk.
- The milk will turn into curd after you add vinegar or lemon juice. You will have to stir the milk so that vinegar or lemon juice gets completely mixed in the milk.
- You will notice that the milk turn into two parts – curd (cheese) and whey (remaining liquid).
- Let the mix settle for about 5 to 10 minutes.
- Take a clean cloth and pass the mixture from it. This way, you will be able to seperate the curd from whey.
- Press the cloth to drain out the remaining whey, add a pinch of salt if you like and mix it properly. After you have mixed the salt, press the cloth once again to tighten the cheese.
4. Store and use the freshly prepared cheese
- Take the cheese out of the cloth and put it in a bowl. Store the cheese in the refrigerator for later use.
- Add this cheese to your salad or make any other delicacy as per your wish. There are a number of dishes which require cheese as one of the ingredients for preparation. You can try a good variety of cheese preparations during party or get-together at your home and serve your guests with yummy and delectable foods.
Frequently Asked Questions:
1. How much cheese will I get out of two cups of milk?
Out of two cups of milk, you will get approximately 1/4 or 1/2 cups of cheese.
2. How can I prevent cheese from getting spoiled?
Keep the cheese inside the refrigerator when you are not using it. Do not let your cheese stay under sunlight as that will spoil the taste of the cheese.
Quick Tips:
- Add herbs and spices to the milk if you want to add flavors to your cheese.
- You can use food coloring to get colored cheese. One drop of food color is more than sufficient for two cups of milk.
- Experiment using different types of milk and vinegar.
Things To Watch Out For:
Use clean cloth to filter the milk.
