Homemade Hard Cheese from Milk, Eggs, and Soured Milk

This recipe lets you make your own first-rate cheese — an amazingly tasty homemade hard cheese. Give it a try!

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Composition / ingredients

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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 33 % 4 g
Fats 33 % 4 g
Carbohydrates 33 % 4 g
70 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

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  • Let about 2 cups (500 ml) of milk sit out until it sours. Whisk the soured milk together with 4 eggs until it's smooth, about the consistency of sour cream. Bring 2 quarts (2 liters) of fresh pasteurized milk (pasteurized is essential) to a boil. Lower the heat and, stirring, add the egg mixture. Keep stirring and wait until the liquid separates into whey and curds — this takes about 10 minutes. Pour it into a cheesecloth-lined colander and let the whey drain off. If you're adding pepper and dill, now's the time to chop them. Season the cheese curds with salt, stir in the dill and pepper, and mix. Pack the cheese into a suitable mold, set a weight on top, and leave it like that for about 10 hours. Then rub the hard cheese with salt, cover it with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 2 hours. That's it — your homemade hard cheese is ready to serve!

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
  • Sweet pepper - 27  kcal/100g
  • Fresh dill - 38  kcal/100g
  • Fat-free soured milk - 38  kcal/100g
  • Soured milk - 38  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g

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