When my dear friend told me I could make homemade cheese, I could not believe it! So to prove it to me, she came over and demonstrated her 5 minute cheesemaking technique! The cheese only requires 2 ingredients: homo milk and vinegar (or lemon juice).
First, we boiled 2 litres of homo milk on the stovetop on a medium-to-high heat, stirring about once every 5 minutes. Nothing hard about this.
Next, when the milk was clearly boiling, we poured in 3/4 of a cup of vinegar. My friend told me that we could have used lemon juice instead of the vinegar.
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As soon as the vinegar was poured into the boiling milk, the mixture began to curdle. My friend cautioned me to make a small, stirring motion, so that the cheese would stay in large pieces, not small bits.
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Next, we drained the milk of all vinegar. This would have worked best with a cheesecloth, but I used a dishtowel lined in a strainer instead. Voila!
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The homemade cheese came out DELICIOUS! It looked and tasted a lot like hot ricotta cheese. It reminded me a lot like cheesecake, although no sugar (or other ingredients) were added. (This cheese is also called cottage cheese or paneer.)
I am not sure if it was because a cheesecloth was not used, but I could taste a slight vinegar taste. (It was still delicious, though.) Therefore, I would recommend trying this recipe with 3/4 cup of lemon juice instead.
I was delighted to learn how to make homemade, delicious cheese in just minutes! And it is packed with calcium. Give the recipe a try and let me know what you think!
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