Easy Homemade Processed Cheese Using Cottage Cheese

Tender, chewy, delicious — better than store-bought! Processed cottage cheese is very easy to make at home. The most important thing is to choose natural, high-quality cottage cheese. The process itself is very simple, you will not have any problems with it.
cook time: 8h
Gavin Tanner
Easy Homemade Processed Cheese Using Cottage Cheese

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

212
Calories
18g
Fat
13g
Protein

Ingredients (2 portions)

Basic:

Salt 1 tsp
Butter 80 g
Milk 50 ml
Eggs 1 pc
Soda 1 tsp
Cottage cheese (the fattest, rustic) 500 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make processed cheese from cottage cheese at home? Prepare your food. For cheese, it is better to take homemade market or farm cottage cheese. Store-bought cheese may contain unmelted grains. Choose a fat content of at least 9%. The article at the link at the end of the recipe will help you choose cottage cheese. I prepared half a portion.

Step 2

Step 2
Take a saucepan with a thick bottom — this is important so that the cheese mass does not burn during cooking. Read about the intricacies of choosing utensils for preparing different dishes in the article at the end of the recipe. Place cottage cheese in a saucepan, beat in an egg, pour in milk. Add baking soda and salt. Adjust the amount of salt to your taste. Blend all ingredients together with an immersion blender. You should get a homogeneous thick mass.

Step 3

Step 3
Place the saucepan with cottage cheese on low heat. While constantly stirring with a spatula, begin to cook the mixture.

Step 4

Step 4
It will gradually begin to become thinner and thinner and will eventually turn into a homogeneous substance. The main thing is to remember to actively stir it all the time. When this happens, add butter to the cheese.

Step 5

Step 5
Boil cheese with butter until boiling. Then turn off the heat.

Step 6

Step 6
Pour the still hot cheese into a suitable glass container and leave to cool completely. It is better to cover it on top with VKontakt film to prevent a crust from forming. After cooling, put the cheese in the refrigerator. There it will become thicker and completely stabilize. If desired, you can add chopped herbs, spices to taste, etc. to the cheese.

Step 7

Step 7
Serve the cheese to the table. Bon appetit!

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