Late cheese post! I've been slow on this cheese challenge generally. It took me a while to pick up the rennet, and then I was just busy. But the mozzarella the feta, the hallumi, the cream cheese--they are all on their way. There is weird fresh goat cottage cheese is in the fridge right now (from which I learned that Little Miss Muffet's meal was kinda gross). However, before I even chatted with the cheese man, I did make this rennet-free goat cheese. It's not really chèvre because it doesn't have the right culture added. It's mild but it's lovely and it's easy as all get out*. To make and eat, anyway. Not for me to photograph appealingly.
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| Candy thermometer broke, meat thermometer it is! |
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| curds! |
Basically, just pour a litre of goat milk into a pot and heat it gently to 185F, stirring frequently to keep a skin from forming. Add 1/4 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice and let it sit for ten or fifteen minutes. Pour your curdy mixture into a cheesecloth- (tea towel-) lined sieve and let it drain for 2 hours or so, until it's the consistency you desire. Mix in about a teaspoon of sea salt, and some herbs if you desire. Make it into a log or whatever shape you like, wrap it in plastic, and refrigerate it. It's firm up a bit in the fridge.
Done!
*I couldn't find the etymology for this. Anyone?
"Sawsan from chef in disguise was our March 2013 Daring Cooks hostess! Sawsan challenges us to make our own homemade cheeses! She gave us a variety of choices to make, all of them easily accomplished and delicious!"
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| Cheese! |
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