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Close friends of mine know that I have a thing for cheese. Any time we’re on a cruise, I first check into the dinner buffet to pick out a slice of every existing cheese. Isn’t it awesome that they don’t limit you on food? But then you end up paying for it with calories or lots and lots of stairs exercise. Hmm… I might of gotten carried away with the cruise, here.

But who knew that making delicious homemade cheese is so easy? I am so glad that a friend of mine was kind enough to share this recipe. This cheese recipe is a keeper.

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Homemade Cheese on a cutting board with a knife next to it and crackers

Homemade Cheese

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Servings
14 Servings
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 35 mins
Total Time 1 hr

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Pour milk into a pot and bring it to a boil over medium heat. Stir milk occasionally, so it doesn’t stick to the bottom.
    Milk in a pot on the stove top with a whisk in the pot
  • Whisk eggs together with salt. Whisk in sour cream until you get a smooth, even texture.
    Sour cream, eggs, and salt whisked together in a large bowl
  • Pour egg mixture into the boiling milk and cook while stirring, for another 7 minutes.
    2 mixtures combined in a large pot standing over the stove top
  • Line a colander with a cheesecloth and pour milk through the cloth.
    Colander lined with cheesecloth and the milk mixture poured over it
  • Gather the cloth around the cheese and squeeze out as much of the whey as you can. Place cheese on a plate and press with something heavy on the top. Leave cheese pressed for at least five hours. 
    Cheese wrapped tightly in cheesecloth and placed on a plate with a heavy pot standing on top of it
  • Cheese can be refrigerated for up to a week.
    A cheese board with meats, crackers, homemade cheese and grapes
Nutrition Facts
Homemade Cheese
Amount Per Serving
Calories 122 Calories from Fat 90
% Daily Value*
Fat 10g15%
Saturated Fat 5g25%
Cholesterol 70mg23%
Sodium 1069mg45%
Potassium 152mg4%
Carbohydrates 4g1%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 379IU8%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 119mg12%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Posted June 3, 2013

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Natalya Drozhzhin

Natalya founded Momsdish to demonstrate that placing a homemade meal on the table is not hard at all. Natalya makes cooking easier and approachable, by simplifying the ingredients, while still producing the same great taste.