Homemade Sour Cream Cheese
Description
The appetizer is prepared quickly and easily. If experiments with rennet and starters still intimidate you, then I suggest an amazing recipe for making cheese from sour cream at home. No additional ingredients, minimal effort, and the result is an incredibly appetizing natural cheese. It can be served warm or chilled.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. First, prepare a colander and a saucepan of the appropriate size.
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Step 2
2. Line the colander with clean cheesecloth folded several times. Synthetic fabric, which is stronger than cheesecloth, will also work for this process.
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Step 3
3. Spread the sour cream on the cheesecloth. If desired, you can add salt to taste to the homemade sour cream cheese recipe, as well as chopped fresh herbs. The colander should be large enough to hold all the sour cream at once.
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Step 4
4. Carefully tie up the cheesecloth so the sour cream compacts slightly. Then you can hang it by the ends of the cheesecloth from the faucet, for example, to let excess whey drain (be sure to place a pot in the sink to collect the whey).
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Step 5
5. The classic homemade sour cream cheese recipe next involves pressing. This means the cheese should be transferred back into a colander and something heavy placed on top. In this form, the cheese can be refrigerated for 2–3 days so that excess moisture is removed.
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Step 6
6. This is a simple homemade sour cream cheese recipe. You can eat it as soon as 5–7 hours after making it, though the texture will be looser.