Basic Yogurt Cheese Recipe

Directions

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   ["Line a large colander with coffee machine filters.", "Place the yogurt into the filters, spreading over as large an area as possible.", "Place colander over a large dish to drain for 24 hrs.", "(chill) The watery whey will drain out of the yogurt, leaving a cheeselike substance similar in consistency to cream cheese.", "The longer the yogurt drains, the firmer it will become as more whey drains out.", "(Although many people drain it only for 24 hrs, I like to start early and let it drain a little longer for firmer consistency.)", "And though it's not essential, I think I get better results if I replace the coffee filters once or possibly twice during the process", "(the yogurt will be becoming drier and firmer and is usually easy for me to remove it from one filter to the next.", "If you choose to do this, you will notice less and less whey draining out each time as the yogurt becomes", "\"cheese\"".""