Homemade Tender Farmer's Cheese

Delicious, wholesome, tender, homemade farmer's cheese! A great breakfast or light supper. There are lots of homemade farmer's cheese recipes out there—give this one a try too. You won't be sorry!

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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 33 % 3 g
Fats 22 % 2 g
Carbohydrates 44 % 4 g
53 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    Take one quart of milk and one quart of kefir. The higher the fat content, the richer your cheese will be.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Heat the milk just until the first bubbles appear. Do not let it boil!

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Pour in the kefir in a thin stream. As soon as the whey starts to separate, turn off the heat.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Cover with a lid and a towel and leave in a warm spot for about an hour to set.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Here's our cheese-to-be.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Set a colander over a tall pot, line it with 3–4 layers of cheesecloth, and pour in the curd mixture. Leave it in a cool place for 2–3 hours to drain.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Spoon the cheese into bowls and top it with berries, a dollop of sour cream, or some jam. Pure pleasure—and plenty of nutrients. Enjoy!

  • Ever since I came across this recipe online, my friends, my family, and I have all been making farmer's cheese this way.

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

  • Whole cow's milk - 68  kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.5% fat content - 64  kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.2% fat content - 60  kcal/100g
  • Milk 1.5% fat content - 47  kcal/100g
  • Concentrated milk 7.5% fat content - 140  kcal/100g
  • Milk 2.5% fat content - 54  kcal/100g
  • Kefir fat - 62  kcal/100g
  • Kefir of 1% fat content - 38  kcal/100g
  • Low-fat kefir - 30  kcal/100g
  • Kefir 'doctor beefy' 1,8% fat content - 45  kcal/100g
  • Kefir 2.5% fat content - 53  kcal/100g

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