Cheese, White

Name: Cheese, White
Ingredients: 1 cup plain yogurt; ½ gallon whole milk; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon plain yogurt; 2 tablespoons salt (optional); ¼ cup fresh lime juice

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Silk Road Cooking

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2000

About

The recipe that follows takes about 20 minutes plus 3 hours’ draining and setting time, and serves 6. You may spice the cheese by adding 1 teaspoon olive oil, 1 teaspoon rosemary or mint, and 1 teaspoon thyme to the reserved liquid in the final step.

Ingredients

½ gallon whole milk
1 cup plain yogurt
2 tablespoons

Gluten-free
Vegetarian
cheese

Method

Bring the milk to a boil in a large, non-reactive pot set over low heat. Stir in the cup of yogurt, optional salt and lime juice, and simmer gently for 3 to 5 minutes, until the mixture turns yellow. Immediately pour it through a strainer lined with three layers of cheesecloth and set in a large container. Let the mixture drain into the container for several minutes. Str