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Homemade Cottage Cheese

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Summary

Yield
Source

http://www.bulkfoods.com/citric_acid.htm

Prep Time4 hours
RecipesCheese Dishes

Description

Ingredients

  • 1 t Citric Acid
  • 2 T water
  • 1 qt of milk
  • 1 t Citric Acid
  • 2 T water
  • 1 qt of milk

Instructions

Mix Citric Acid with water, warm if necessary to dissolve. Bring milk to a simmer wile stirring and mixing in the dissolved Citric Acid. When milk fully curdles turn off heat and cover for 3 minutes. Place into cheese cloth and drain out whey, washing outside of cloth as needed. Press curds under heavy weight for 4 hours draining off whey. Cottage cheese is ready for use. This form of cottage cheese is commonly known as paneer in India.

Notes

As soon as I get my hands on some citric acid, AKA Sour Salt, I'm going to try this since I LOVE paneer.

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