Homemade Cottage Cheese
Directions
- 1Add half a gallon of milk to a large saucepan.
- 2Bring your milk to a boil over a medium-high heat.
- 3Once the milk starts to boil, add in one third cup of white vinegar and mix it in.
- 4Turn off the heat. You can tell that it instantly starts to separate the whey from the curd.
- 5Mix this up for 30 seconds.
- 6After 30 seconds of mixing, add your lid and just allow it to sit for 30 minutes.
- 7After 30 minutes of sitting, you can see that the curd and the whey has completely separated.
- 8Strain the whey from the curd.
- 9Rinse it off with cold water.
- 10Strain out as much water as you can.
- 11Put it in a bowl.
- 12Add some salt.
- 13Add about a fourth of a cup of heavy whipping cream and mix it.
Ingredients
- 0.5 gallon milk
- 0.33 cup white vinegar
- salt
- 0.25 cup heavy whipping cream
Equipment
large saucepanlidwooden spoonstrainerbowl
Tips
- If you want it creamier, add more heavy whipping cream. If you like it less creamy, don't add as much.