Showing posts with label fermentation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fermentation. Show all posts

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Kefir Cheese




This is dead simple if you make your own kefir (which, by the way is pronounced keh-FEER, not KEE-fur, not that I will ever correct you in public, just don't try to correct me).

Ingredients
  • strained milk kefir, any amount under 1/2 gallon
Equipment
  • large bowl
  • cheesecloth, or clean flour sack kitchen towel
  • string or twine
1. Cover the bowl with the cheesecloth.
2. Pour kefir into the cheesecloth/bowl.
3. Gather up the ends of the cheesecloth and wrap them together with the string.
4. Tie the end of the string to the door knob of a cabinet door so the entire bundle hangs over the bowl.
5. Strain for 6-12 hours.
6. Remove cheese from the cloth and refrigerate.
7. Save the whey that has collected in the bowl for lacto-fermented recipes, either in the fridge or freezer.

If the kefir has been in the fridge for a few days and is extra sharp I use the resulting cheese for cheesecake.