Cream Cheese

Name: Cream Cheese
Total time: 1440 min
Yield: 0.5 kg
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 2 liters Whole Milk; 2 cups Heavy Cream; 0.5 cup Buttermilk; 1 tsp Salt

Homemade cream cheese, smooth and spreadable.

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Total Time

24h

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Yield

0.5 kg

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Difficulty

Beginner

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Milk Volume

2 L

Ingredients

Primary Ingredients

2 litersWhole Milk
2 cupsHeavy Cream

Cultures

0.5 cupButtermilk

Seasoning

1 tspSalt

Instructions

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Culture

Culturing

Mix milk, cream, and buttermilk. Let culture at room temperature 24 hours.

🌡️20–23celsius

⏱1440 minutes

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Drain

Draining

Drain through cheesecloth for 12 hours in refrigerator.

⏱720 minutes

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Mix

Other

Mix in salt, whip until smooth.

⏱5 minutes

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