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Originally Posted by Xaston
and scalds your hands if I'm not mistaken.
not at all.....at least not if you're taking your time. Actually if it gets this hot you're doing something wrong.
first take a gallon of the fattiest milk ou can (it will have more curds when it seperates)
heat the milk in a large stock pot under medium-low heat for about 20 minutes or a it before it starts boiling
add 3Tbsp of lemon juice
add 1 crushed rennit tablet (you can find this in the baking isle...they use it in making custards)
add 1 (not sure how big it is) tall carton of buttermilk
allow this to steep for about 30 minutes.
line a collander with cheesecloth
ladel the seperated curd into the cheesecloth.
once done twist the cheesecloth so the curds form a ball (you'll probably have to do this a few times as this batch makes about 4 standard sized mozz balls.
remove the cheesecloth and let it rest until it reaches room temp.
put it into the fridge for about 90 minutes. also put a few clean sheetpans in the fridge too. (you'll need a cool surface to wkr the cheese)
remove it from the fridge and begin carefully kneading it. at first it might be a little cumbly if it dried out....run some hot water over it for a few seconds if it does
after youve kneaded it for a while, wrap it incheesecloth again, twist out any remaining moisture and refdrigerate overnight...
in the morning...its done and ready to eat.
Last edited by livinitup0; 03-08-2010 at 09:37 AM.
Reason: spelling errors ftw