Homemade Cheese from Milk, Kefir, and Eggs

A delicious homemade cheese you can't buy in the store.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 30 % 3 g
Fats 30 % 3 g
Carbohydrates 40 % 4 g
57 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    Pour the milk into a saucepan, set it on the heat, and warm it to 160°F (70°C). P.S. I used milk and kefir in soft pouches — they make better cheese.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Pour the kefir into a deep bowl, add the egg and salt, and mix well.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Add the mixed kefir to the milk.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Cook everything over low heat, stirring with a wooden spatula, until the curds separate from the whey.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Add finely chopped dill and stir.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Tip it into a cheesecloth-lined colander and let it drain well.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    After that, put the mixture — still in the cheesecloth — in a dish and set it under a weight. After 8 hours, the cheese is ready :)

  • And yes, cheese from milk and kefir is also often made without eggs. You can find a recipe like that here.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Whole cow's milk - 68  kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.5% fat - 64  kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.2% fat - 60  kcal/100g
  • Milk 1.5% fat - 47  kcal/100g
  • Concentrated milk 7.5% fat - 140  kcal/100g
  • Milk 2.5% fat - 54  kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 157  kcal/100g
  • Egg white - 45  kcal/100g
  • Egg powder - 542  kcal/100g
  • Egg yolk - 352  kcal/100g
  • Ostrich egg - 118  kcal/100g
  • Dill - 38  kcal/100g
  • Full-fat kefir - 62  kcal/100g
  • Kefir 1% fat - 38  kcal/100g
  • Fat-free kefir - 30  kcal/100g
  • Kefir 'Doctor Bifi' 1.8% fat - 45  kcal/100g
  • Kefir 2.5% fat - 53  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g

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