Farmers cheese

3 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 gallon whole milk not the ultrapasturized
  • 1 cup lemon juice or white vinegar
  • 1 pinch salt

Directions

  1. 1
    Pour milk into a LARGE pot
  2. 2
    Set temp to medium
  3. 3
    Add salt
  4. 4
    Stir slowly scraping the bottom of pan and sides to keep milk from scalding until milk temp reaches 190F.
  5. 5
    Remove from heat an slowly stirring add lemon juice.
  6. 6
    Let sit for ten minutes.
  7. 7
    Pour mixture into a strainer that has been lined with cheese cloth.
  8. 8
    Let sit for half an hour then cover loosely with plastic wrap and allow to drain overnight in the fridge.
  9. 9
    The next day, gather the corners of cheese cloth and squeeze the cheese to remove excess liquid.
  10. 10
    Put cheese into a container and keep in fridge for up to a week...if it lasts that long.

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