🧀

No photo available

OtherBeginnerCow Milk

Cottage Cheese

American-style fresh cottage cheese with curds.

Total Time

2h

🍲

Yield

0.8 kg

🎯

Difficulty

Beginner

🥛

Milk Volume

4 L

Ingredients

Primary Ingredients

  • 4 litersSkim Milk
  • 0.5 cupCream(For dressing)

Cultures

  • 0.5 cupButtermilk

Coagulants

  • 2 dropsLiquid Rennet

Seasoning

  • 1 tspSalt

Instructions

1
🦠

Culture Milk

Culturing

Heat milk to 32°C, add buttermilk, let culture 45 minutes.

🌡️30–33celsius
45 minutes
2
💧

Add Rennet

Coagulation

Add rennet, let set 45 minutes.

45 minutes
3
🔪

Cut Curds

Cutting

Cut into 1cm cubes, let rest 10 minutes.

10 minutes
4
🥄

Cook Curds

Cooking

Slowly heat to 52°C over 30 minutes, stirring gently.

🌡️50–54celsius
30 minutes
5
⬇️

Wash and Drain

Draining

Drain, rinse with cold water, mix with cream and salt.

15 minutes

Start Making This Cheese

Sign up to track your batches, log measurements at every step, and compare results across makes. Your cheesemaking journal, digitized.

Get Started Free

Ready to Start Making Cheese?

Track your batches, save recipes to your library, and join a community of artisan cheesemakers.

Get Started FreeFree forever. No credit card required.