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What exactly are curds and whey?
In
the process of making cheese, milk is acidified to a point where the casein precipitates. This process, called coagulation,
produces curds (which eventually become cheese) and whey (the liquid portion that contains water, lactose and serum proteins
)
Curds & Whey
· 12 cups fresh water (3 quarts)
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6 cups instant dry milk powder
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1 to 1-1/2 cups white vinegar
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1/2 teaspoon salt
Heat the water in a
very large pot over low heat. Stir in the dry milk powder as the water heats. Heat it gently so the milk won't
burn. When the milk is very hot (about 120°), stir in about a cup of vinegar. Stir the mixture up gently.
Turn off the heat and allow the mixture to sit for about 10 minutes, don't skip this part. The mixture has to sit for
the milk to have a chance to curdle. Now there should be a big clump of white cheese curd in the middle of a pool of
clear amber liquid. Look at it to make sure. If the liquid is still milky, then you need to add more vinegar to finish curdling
the cheese. Add a couple of spoonfuls of vinegar at a time and stir gently. More of the cheese will curdle and
clump up. Continue until all of the cheese is curdled, and the liquid is clear. This liquid is called whey.
The white clumps are called curds. You have made curds and whey, just like Miss Muffet.
Now the cheese must
be rinsed. Line a strainer or collander with cheese cloth, or a thin cloth napkin, or a clean baby diaper. Get
the cloth wet with a little water. Carefully pour the big pot of curds and whey into the strainer. Let all of
the whey strain off. Run a little cold water over the curds to cool them down, and to rinse out all of the whey.
Squeeze the curds with your fingers to break them up, and rinse them thoroughly. Gather up the cloth around the curds.
Squeeze it to remove as much of the moisture as you can. This part takes a few minutes. Be patient, and squeeze
the cloth covered ball until it is quite dry.
Now, open up the cloth
and transfer the cheese curds to a bowl or container. You will have between 1 and 1-1/4 pounds of cheese curds, or between
3 and 4 cups of firmly packed curd. Stir the salt into the curds.
Ricotta or Cottage
Cheese: The cheese you have now will work as ricotta cheese
in lasagna, or pretty much any where else. To turn it into cottage cheese, add a little evaporated milk or yogurt to
"cream" it and stir to combine. You can divide the mixture in half and make some of each if you want to give them both
a try.
There are lots of other things you can do with this curd too.
It's A Heck Of Alot Easier To:
Best simplify / shorten this process and get better results by getting all the
fresh makings locally. Go to Rumiano’s Cheese Stores here in town, in front of the Fair Grounds or at 511 9th street.
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Ricotta
Cheese Recipes and Cooking Tips
Ricotta cheese has a short shelf-life
Mention ricotta cheese and the first thing to come to mind is probably
a classic Italian lasagna. Ricotta works well in many desserts as well as savory dishes. Learn about ricotta, and get some
cooking tips before delving into the ricotta cheese recipes.
What is ricotta cheese?
Technically, ricotta is not a cheese at all, but a cheese by-product.
Its name, ricotta, means cooked again, an obvious reference to the production method used to make it.
Ricotta
is made from the whey drained from such cheeses as mozzarella, provolone, and other cheeses. American ricotta is generally
made with a combination of whey and whole, low-fat, or skim cow's milk.
Ricotta is a fresh, soft, snowy white cheese
with a rich but mild, slightly sweet flavor.
The texture is much like a grainy, thick sour cream. Ricotta is
naturally low in fat, with a fat content ranging from 4 to 10 percent. It is also low in salt, even lower than cottage cheese.
Since ricotta is made primarily from lactose-rich whey, it should be avoided by those who are lactose-intolerant.
Unrelated
to soft ricotta, ricotta salada is made of sheep's milk. The liquid is pressed out and the solids are compacted into
rounds, enabling it to be cut with a knife. Its texture is a crumbly but firm.
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