CREAM CHEESE

CREAM CHEESE

INGREDIENTS:

• Milk            -2 liter
• Citric acid  - 1/2 tsp
• Water          - 4tbsp
• Fresh Curd            -  approximately equal to the amount of Cottage Cheese

METHOD:

• Boil milk in a heavy bottomed pan.
• Mix citric acid to the water and allow to dissolve.
• Once mix start boiling,remove it from the flame and add dissolved citric acid to it.
• Milk will curdle immediately .
• Mix with a spoon till the whey whey is clear.
• Sieve this with a cotton cloth and pour this cottage cheese in it.
• Let it hang till the whey water drains for  30-45 minutes.
• After 45 minutes remove cheese from the cloth(the cheese should ooze out some whey water , it should not be very dry).
• Now add curd and cheese together and mix till it become smooth mixture.
•  Sieve this mixture with a cotton cloth and hang to drain the whey water.The cloth should not touch the base of the bowl.
• Keep this in the fridge  overnight.Next day take remove the cheese from the cloth.