Quick Cottage Cheese

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: about 2 cups
  • Total: 50 min
  • Prep: 10 min
  • Inactive: 35 min
  • Cook: 5 min
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Ingredients

1 gallon pasteurized skim milk

3/4 cup white vinegar

1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

1/2 cup half-and half-or heavy cream

Directions

  1. Pour the skim milk into a large saucepan and place over medium heat. Heat to 120 degrees F. Remove from the heat and gently pour in the vinegar. Stir slowly for 1 to 2 minutes. The curd will separate from the whey. Cover and allow to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
  2. Pour the mixture into a colander lined with a tea towel and allow to sit and drain for 5 minutes. Gather up the edges of the cloth and rinse under cold water for 3 to 5 minutes or until the curd is completely cooled, squeezing and moving the mixture the whole time. Once cooled, squeeze as dry as possible and transfer to a mixing bowl. Add the salt and stir to combine, breaking up the curd into bite-size pieces as you go. If ready to serve immediately, stir in the half-and-half or heavy cream. If not, transfer to a sealable container and place in the refrigerator. Add the half and half or heavy cream just prior to serving.

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Anonymous

I’ve tried twice to make cottage cheese. The first recipe I used said to heat the milk to 180. I did that, and it made very little cottage cheese and what was made was rubbery. I googled reasons, and it said the temperature could’ve been too high so I tried this recipe which says heat to 120. Again, yielded very little cottage cheese( although the taste and texture were good!). I used a thermometer both times and carefully followed the recipe. Any suggestions? I can’t use 1/2 gallon of milk to produce 3/4 cup of cottage cheese. 😊

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