Hubby came home a little early tonight around 6.
Me to husband: "We made cheese!"
Husband stops in his tracks with a completely baffled look on his face: "You MADE cheese? Homemade CHEESE?!"
Me, with a big ol' grin and pretty darn proud of myself: "Yes! Cheese!"
Now, the husband hails from Switzerland. The land where they love their hard cheeses. We didn't make an Emmentaler cheese or any sort of fancy cheese.
But We did make Buttermilk Fresh Cheese. We found this recipe from Country Living magazine.
We LOVE cheese. Hard cheese, soft cheese, cream cheese, cheese, cheese, cheese. All cheese is good cheese.
And now We can add homemade cheese to the list! This recipe is SO simple to make, you simply have to try it for yourself.
Ingredients for Homemade Cheese
All you need to make this simple homemade cheese is three ingredients:
- 1 quart Whole Milk
- 1 1/2 cup Low-Fat Buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons Kosher Salt
How to Serve Homemade Cheese
We truly love goat cheese on baguette slices with different toppings. So We think in the future, We can easily substitute the Buttermilk Fresh Cheese We made today for goat cheese when making the classic bruschetta with tomato topping and also with mushroom topping.
Here is a tomato bruschetta We made with this cheese.
With different toppings, it would be a great dish to bring to a party or to serve as an appetizer for your own dinner party.
Go make your own cheese today! It's SO simple!
Simple Homemade Cheese
By Marlynn Schotland Prep Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Total Time: 25 mins Servings: 4
This simple homemade cheese is simple to make!
Ingredients
- 1 quart whole milk
- 1 1/2 cups low-fat buttermilk
- 2 teaspoon Kosher salt
Instructions
- Line a colander or a medium strainer with 2 – 3 layers of cheesecloth squares. Set it in sink.
- In a large heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat, combine all of the ingredients and cook until the mixture reaches about 180 degrees F. It will separate into white curds and translucent whey, which takes about 8 minutes. Ladle contents into the prepared colander and drain completely.
- Gather corners of cheesecloth together, then gently twist to press out the excess whey. Serve immediately, or cool to room temperature before serving, about 10 minutes.
Notes
If you want cheese with a firmer consistency, transfer the cheese still in cloth to a small flat-bottomed plate and let it stand in the refrigerator until cool, about 10 minutes. Unwrap and gently invert onto plate, discard cloth, and tent cheese with plastic wrap. Chill until 10 minutes before serving.This simple homemade cheese will keep for up to 2 days in the refrigerator, but is best eaten the day of.
Nutrition
Calories: 178 kcal, Carbohydrates: 15 g, Protein: 11 g, Fat: 9 g, Saturated Fat: 5 g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3 g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g, Cholesterol: 32 mg, Sodium: 1386 mg, Potassium: 491 mg, Sugar: 16 g, Vitamin A: 426 IU, Vitamin C: 1 mg, Calcium: 396 mg, Iron: 0.1 mgNutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.