Homemade Hard Cheese Recipe

A natural and very tasty product for the whole family! Making hard cheese from milk at home is not at all difficult, the main thing is to choose quality ingredients. The taste of this cheese can be adjusted by changing the amount of spices or adding chopped fresh herbs and other spices.
cook time: 1h 20 min
Owen Truitt
Homemade Hard Cheese Recipe

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

153
Calories
11g
Fat
2g
Carbs
10g
Protein

Ingredients (8 portions)

Basic:

Salt 0.5 tsp
Butter 50 g
Milk 350 g
Chicken eggs 1 pc
Soda 0.3 tsp
Cottage cheese 500 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make hard cheese from milk and cottage cheese at home? Prepare the necessary ingredients. One of the secrets to obtaining high-quality and tasty cheese is the use of natural and fresh products. It is better to take milk and cottage cheese with a high percentage of fat content.

Step 2

Step 2
Place the cottage cheese in a saucepan and pour milk over it. The article on saucepans, link at the end of the recipe, will help you choose the ideal pan. Place the pan over low heat and start cooking, stirring constantly with a spoon or wooden spatula. The curd will begin to melt. The mixture will first become liquid and then begin to thicken. Donʼt stop stirring the mixture. Cook cottage cheese with milk for about 30 minutes.

Step 3

Step 3
When the mass has reduced by almost half and becomes thick and homogeneous, add a piece of butter to it and, continuing to stir, cook for about 5 minutes.

Step 4

Step 4
Pour baking soda and salt into a separate bowl, crack in the egg and beat the mixture thoroughly. It does not need to be whipped until foam forms, but it should be completely homogeneous, without protein clumps, otherwise white specks will appear in the cheese later. They, of course, do not affect the taste, but they spoil the appearance.

Step 5

Step 5
Pour the egg mixture into the bowl with the cheese mixture and immediately begin stirring until the mixture becomes homogeneous. The cheese mass will increase in volume, become loose and fluffy, similar to semolina porridge. Continue cooking the mixture over low heat, stirring constantly with a spatula. Cook the cheese mixture for about 20 minutes.

Step 6

Step 6
The longer you cook the mixture, the harder the cheese will be. When the mixture thickens and cools slightly, take a mold suitable in size for the volume of the resulting cheese mass. Cover the mold with cling film, place the cheese mixture in it and put it in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.

Step 7

Step 7
After the specified time, the cheese will harden and become hard. Remove it from the mold, cut it into pieces and serve. Bon appetit!

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