DYI Quark- Part two

DYI Quark- Part two

 

Well now that the milk has been fermenting for a couple of hours, let's just check the progress. See? It has set and doesn't move, when I gently tip the container

 

Now take a knife and cut a criss cross pattern right down to the bottom of the container. This will start the process of the whey separating form the solids

Wait for an hour or so,till you see the separation well. In the meantime prepare your cheescloth. If you don't have a cheesecloth a clean cotton dish towel will be just as good.

 

 

First set a sieve atop a large container and lay the cheesecloth into the sieve. Fill in the fermented milk and carefully gather up the corners of the cheesecloth and close it with a clip or rubber band. This will prevent dust or anything else from settling atop your product.

Almost immediately you will hear the whey dripping off into the bowl beneath

Leave the cheese alone and go do something useful for a change.

After a couple of hours you will see, that there is quite a lot of whey in the bowl benaeth, Carefully open the cheesecloth and have a look, whether the cheese is of the consistency you need. I like it a bit firmer, you can always dilute it with milk or cream, if it is too dry, but if for example you mix in some fruit or want to bake with it, it is better when drier.

If the cheese is the way you like it, fill it into a clean container and off into the fridge

Do not throw away the whey. It has a lot of nutrients, you can add it to bathwater, drink it, add puried fruits for taste, use it instead of the liquid in your bread baking or use it as a fertiliser in your garden. Just do not pour it down the toilet

The whey is chocablock full of nutrients, keep it. Refrigerate it, if not needed at once, or you can even freeze it