How to Make Cottage Cheese

As far as the cottage cheese is concerned it is definitely quite delicious. You can make it at home as well. In fact it is delicious and healthy form of cheese. The cottage cheese has derived its name from cottage itself where it can be made with quite an ease. You just cannot compare the rich taste of cottage cheese with the cheese brought from the stores. It is simply superb. In this article I will be explaining you the steps with the help of which you can build your own cheese at home.

The process goes like this:

Things required:

1. Stainless steel pan

2. A dairy thermometer

3. A large pan larger than your stainless steel pan to act as a double boiler.

4. A long spoon

5. Measuring cups and spoons.

6. A long handled knife

7. A colander

8. Cheese cloth

9. A mixing bowl

10. Four table spoon of unflavored yogurt.

Steps:

The first step is to pour a gallon of milk into the stainless steel pan. Heat the milk to 80 degree fareneheit using the double boiler method. Now you should add four tablespoon of unflavored yogurt to the milk and mix thoroughly. Now allow the mixture to sit at 80 degree farhenheit until the milk is clabbered. This whole process will take around twelve hours to complete. Allow the air to flow through it and hence use thin covering. When the milk is fully clabbered then you will say curd and a thin cheese material at the bottom of the pan. The top of the bowl will be filled with watery material.

Now use your long handled knife to cut the curd into small inch cubes. Then allow the cubes to settle for 15 minutes. And then stir them gently with hands.

Use the double boiler method to heat the curd at 115 degree farhenheit. Do not exceed the temperature to get the good quality cheese. Now your curd will be firm to touch.

Now line your colander with the cheese cloth. Pour the curd into it and then allow the curd to drain. Now lift the colander out of the cheese cloth. Then rinse the curd that remains that is left out with the cold water.

Now take out the strained curd and then mix some salt to it. You can also add skimmed milk or fresh cream to make it softer. In this way your cheese is ready and you can now enjoy your home made cheese in your own style.