Home Made Cottage Cheese

Or go savory by stirring in chopped tomatoes and red onions then seasoning it with cracked black pepper.

Home made cottage cheese. Cover the saucepan with a clean dish towel and let it sit untouched for about 4 hours. For a version that has less fat cholesterol and calories use low or no fat cheese and or omit bacon. Homemade cottage cheese is of course delicious on its own or topped with fruit.

Pour the skim milk into a large saucepan and place over medium heat. This recipe is an unusual but delicious way to use cottage cheese. Heat to 120 degrees f.

You will need a thermometer for other cheeses but you can get by here turning off the heat just before the milk begins to boil. Cheese hash brown potatoes bacon and eggs come together to make a deliciously different and hearty breakfast casserole. Add the vinegar and allow the mixture to cool.

Add rennet to the milk and stir the mixture for about 2 minute. Cheesemakers create cottage cheese by heating skim milk or nonfat milk then mixing it with an acid which could be lactic acid producing bacteria cultures or an acid like rennet vinegar or lemon juice. After the time is up use a knife to slice the mixture and break up the curds.

Great for company or a special brunch. Heat the milk to 190f. Turn it into a dip with a little homemade ranch dressing mix or use it in place of ricotta when making lasagne.

Remove from the heat and gently pour in the vinegar. All you need is milk vinegar and salt and a few minutes to make homemade cottage cheese using this quick and easy do it yourself recipe. They are so delicious they re always the first food to disappear.