How to Make Farmer's Cheese and 10 Flavoring Recipes

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Only Three Simple Ingredients, All Available at the Grocery Store

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I always thought that making cheese was a lengthy, difficult, messy process.  I was always hesitant to try it.  At least I was until I found this recipe.  It does not call for any funky ingredients that you would only have if you lived on a farm.  It does not take a lot of time. 
It isn't even messy; and the cheese that you get from it is awesome.

You will, however need to flavor it because with no salt, herbs and spices, it is pretty bland.  Because of this, I have also included ten recipes for flavoring your cheese, everything from maple walnut to jalapeno.  I also included a recipe for just herbed that is fantastic.  Three ingredients, 20 minutes to make, a couple hours to drain, mix and chill, and you will have you own homemade farmer's cheese.

Ingredients:

1 gallon whole milk
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 large lemon, juiced and juice strained (1/4 cup)

Instructions:

In a large saucepan, mix milk and salt and bring to a boil.  Keep heat medium low and stir to prevent scorching.
Remove from heat and add lemon juice and wait for milk to curdle.  May take up to 15 minutes
Line your strainer with cheese cloth and slowly pour the curdled milk through the strainer
The curds will stay in the strainer and the whey will drain out. 

Now you know what Little Miss Muffet was eating!  Now if we could only find out what a tuffet is.

Gather up the cheese cloth into a sack and squeeze.  Try to get as much whey out as possible.
Run the sack under cold water to rinse and squeeze again.
Tie the sack shut and hang up to drain for a couple hours, squeezing now and then
Once it stops dripping, place cheese in a flat bottomed bowl.  It should be thick but spreadable consistency.
Spread the cheese evenly over the bottom of the bowl sprinkle the flavorings over all of the cheese.
Mix the flavorings in with the cheese.  I prefer to use my hands, squeezing and turning the cheese until the flavoring is blended thoroughly into every bit.  You can use a spoon, potato masher, or anything else you prefer to mix it.
Shape the cheese into a ball and wrap in plastic and store in an air tight lidded bowl.
Keeps for a week to ten days in the refrigerator

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Ten Recipes for Flavoring Farmer's Cheese

Herbed Cheese - Great it made with fresh herbs, but you can also use dried

• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon parsley
• salt and pepper to taste

Rosemary  Cheese

• 1 teaspoon rosemary

• 1 tablespoon chopped green onion
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• salt and pepper to taste

Garlic Chive Cheese

• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1-2 Tbsp chopped chives
• salt and pepper to taste

Ranch Cheese

• 2 tablespoons minced green onion

• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon of paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon dill weed

Hot pepper

• 1 or 2 jalapenos, seeded and chopped

• 2 tablespoons minced green onion
• salt and pepper to taste

Taco Cheese

• 1 teaspoon chili powder

• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed cayenne pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• salt to taste

Maple Walnut Cheese

• 1-2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Strawberry

• 1/2 cup sliced strawberries
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Peach

• 1/2 cup peeled and diced peaches
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Cinnamon

• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Aero Herb Garden

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Cheese Cloth

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Home Cheese Making Book

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Making cheese is easy and fun, and giving homemade cheese as a gift never fails to impress.....and is delicious too!

Have fun experimenting with your cheese and enjoy it!


Jade    :)

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