# Homemade Cottage Cheese

This recipe shows how to make homemade cottage cheese with four simple ingredients.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 17 min
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 cups milk
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 % skim whole milk
- 1 pinch salt

## Instructions

1. In a heavy bottom pot over medium-high heat, add 4 cups of milk and 3 tablespoons of lemon juice.
2. Stir for two minutes, then cut the heat and cover.
3. After 15 minutes, separate the curds using a glass bowl, a mesh strainer, and cheesecloth.
4. Wring out the cheesecloth to remove as much whey as possible.
5. Add whole milk (2% skim) to the curds.
6. Season with a little bit of salt and stir to combine.

## Equipment

- heavy bottom pot
- mesh strainer
- cheesecloth
- glass bowl
- fork
- spoon

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1XhuuVXyos/
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- Extracted: 2025-04-24

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