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Sliced Homemade Cheese.
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Homemade Cheese Recipe (4 Ingredients)

Homemade cheese couldn't be any easier to whip up in your kitchen. You need only four simple ingredients to make an irresistibly tasty wheel of cheese!
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword cheese recipe, homemade cheese
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 14 Servings
Calories 123kcal
Author Natalya Drozhzhin

Ingredients

  • 1 qt whole milk
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tbsp salt
  • 16 oz sour cream
US Units - Metric

Instructions

  • In a large pot, bring the milk to a boil over medium-heat. Stir the milk occasionally so it doesn't stick to the bottom.
    Milk in a pot.
  • In a large bowl, whisk the eggs with the salt. Whisk in the sour cream until the mixture is smooth and even.
    Eggs, salt and sour cream whisked in a bowl
  • As you continuously stir, pour the egg mixture into the boiling milk. Let the mixture cook for 7 minutes, stirring it every so often to prevent sticking. Cook until it curdles. Allow it to cool to room temperature.
    Milk with cream in a pot.
  • Line a colander with a cheesecloth and pour the mixture through.
    Cheese cloth with all the ingredients.
  • Gather the cloth around the cheese and squeeze out as much of the milk as possible.
    Cheese cloth with cheese over a sink.
  • Place the cheesecloth-wrapped cheese on a plate and place something heavy on top to weigh it down. Allow it to sit for at least 5 hours.
    Pot pressing down on cheese.
  • Refrigerate the cheese until you're ready to use it. Enjoy!
    Sliced Homemade Cheese.

Nutrition

Calories: 123kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 1050mg | Potassium: 159mg | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 379IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 124mg | Iron: 0.3mg