This was my first attempt at cheese making. It went well enough that I will continue this new endeavor. Since this was my very first attempt, I went with the stupidly simple recipe as shown in the video below:
THE PLAYERS:
1 QT whole, pasteurized milk
1C. buttermilk
2 TBLS lemon juice
4 aji lemon drop peppers, minced
1/2 TSP salt
~1/2 TSP Italian spice (not shown)
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Curds and whey separating.
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Cheese curds draining through cheese cloth.
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Curds mixed with peppers and other ingredients.
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Curds pressed into 2 ramekins.
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24 hours later, and done.
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Yum!
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Oh my, Nigel!
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Now that I've tasted the finished product, next time I would double the ajis. Maybe I would change up the seasoning to some other simpler herb. Not sure, but, onward!!
1 QT whole, pasteurized milk
1C. buttermilk
2 TBLS lemon juice
4 aji lemon drop peppers, minced
1/2 TSP salt
~1/2 TSP Italian spice (not shown)
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Curds and whey separating.
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Cheese curds draining through cheese cloth.
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Curds mixed with peppers and other ingredients.
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Curds pressed into 2 ramekins.
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24 hours later, and done.
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Yum!
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Oh my, Nigel!
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Now that I've tasted the finished product, next time I would double the ajis. Maybe I would change up the seasoning to some other simpler herb. Not sure, but, onward!!