Cream Cheese
Serves: 6
Camila Dooley
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
49
Spice
46
Sweetness
45
Sourness
42
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.4
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
Attach a cheese or candy thermometer to the side of a medium saucepan that you can do without for a day
2
Add the cream and milk to the saucepan and warm over medium heat until it reaches 70°F
3
Sprinkle in the starter and let sit for 1 minute
4
Add the diluted rennet
5
Mix thoroughly, cover, and let sit undisturbed at room temperature for 10 to 12 hours, or until the mixture resembles very firm yogurt
6
If the room is colder than 72°F, wrap the pot in towels and place it into a cooler to keep it warm
7
Line a fine-meshed sieve with a large enough piece of cheesecloth that you can tie the ends together in a little sack
8
Set the sieve into your sink
9
Gently pour the curds through the sieve, discarding the liquid that drains through
10
Tie the corners of the cloth together and hang to drain until the sack stops dripping entirely, 8 to 10 hours
11
You can tie the sack around your faucet (if your family won't complain too much about having a bag of cream cheese in your sink), or you can hang it in another location with a bowl below it to catch the drips (away from your pets!)
12
Open the sack, place the cream cheese in a container, and mix with salt, herbs, or whatever your pleasure
13
Attach a cheese or candy thermometer to the side of a medium saucepan that you can do without for a day
14
Add the cream and milk to the saucepan and warm over medium heat until it reaches 70°F
15
Sprinkle in the starter and let sit for 1 minute
16
Add the diluted rennet
17
Mix thoroughly, cover, and let sit undisturbed at room temperature for 10 to 12 hours, or until the mixture resembles very firm yogurt
18
If the room is colder than 72°F, wrap the pot in towels and place it into a cooler to keep it warm
19
Line a fine-meshed sieve with a large enough piece of cheesecloth that you can tie the ends together in a little sack
20
Set the sieve into your sink
21
Gently pour the curds through the sieve, discarding the liquid that drains through
22
Tie the corners of the cloth together and hang to drain until the sack stops dripping entirely, 8 to 10 hours
23
You can tie the sack around your faucet (if your family won't complain too much about having a bag of cream cheese in your sink), or you can hang it in another location with a bowl below it to catch the drips (away from your pets!)
24
Open the sack, place the cream cheese in a container, and mix with salt, herbs, or whatever your pleasure