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Making Colby Cheese

February 9, 2016 By sue 2 Comments

Making colby cheese

I bought a Mad Millie Cheese Making Kit and have been making my way through the different types of cheeses. I am continually amazed by the wide range of different types of cheese you can make with the same starting ingredients.  This time I decided to try making Colby cheese (similar to cheddar but slightly moister and with a mild creamy taste).  It was my first venture into making hard cheeses that require a cheese press and aging.  It was still described as being "easy" - which it is - but it … [Read more...]

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Making Halloumi

September 10, 2015 By sue Leave a Comment

Halloumi is a cheese that originates in Cyprus. It is a very unusual cheese in that it requires no acid or culture to curdle the milk.  It has a high melting point so can be grilled or fried and keep its shape.  This makes it a great alternative to meat when served with salad or stir-fried vegetables. Or you can serve it on toasted crusty bread. I bought a Mad Millie Cheese Making Kit and have been making my way through the different types of cheeses. I am continually amazed by the wide … [Read more...]

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Making Mozzarella

March 12, 2015 By sue Leave a Comment

Making mozzarella was one of the things that convinced me to purchase my Mad Millie Cheese-making Kit in the first place.  But it has taken me quite some time to pick up the courage to try it.  I watched the Mad Millie video quite a few times before finally taking the plunge.  With the other cheeses I've tried the curd is scooped into baskets and allowed to drain but with Mozzarella you heat a scoop of the curds in hot water and then stretch it before moulding it into balls.  And once you get … [Read more...]

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Marinated Feta

February 12, 2015 By sue Leave a Comment

After my first attempt at making feta, I was inspired to try marinating it to see what different flavours I could get.  Also not everyone likes the saltiness of brined feta so I was interested to see whether preserving it in oil would reduce the saltiness. Many people like to use olive oil for the flavour it gives, but olive can congeal in the fridge so I find that it is better to use an oil like canola that doesn't have that issue unless you plan to eat it fairly soon.  Canola oil is also … [Read more...]

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Making Mascarpone

February 2, 2015 By sue 2 Comments

Mascarpone is a rich Italian cream cheese that is used to make desserts like Tiramisu and Cannoli.  It is mysteriously expensive to buy and yet so easy to make.  I have been inspired by my Cheese-making Kit and am working my way through all the different cheese types, but this recipe is so easy you can make it at home without any special ingredients or equipment (you will need a cooking thermometer).  In fact the hardest part was trying to keep it at the right temperature. You will need: 1 … [Read more...]

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Making Feta Cheese

December 22, 2014 By sue Leave a Comment

In an earlier post I described the cheese making kit I had got from Mad Millie.  My second foray into cheese making was a feta cheese.  Feta is great crumbled over salads or dishes like risotto. This is also an easy cheese to make but is a completely different process from the ricotta I tried first.  The milk is heated to 37C before a starter culture is added with rennet and calcium chloride and then left to set in a water bath.  The curds are cut and gently stirred before scooping them into … [Read more...]

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Cheese Making At Home: Ricotta

November 18, 2014 By sue Leave a Comment

Cheese making has always intrigued me as one of those mythical arts that I never thought I'd be able to make. I'm not a fan of strong cheeses and for some reason I had always associated cheese making with those sorts of cheeses.  It wasn't until I saw the cheese making kits at Mad Millie that I started to think about more about trying it.  I started looking at the videos and lists of different cheeses that you could make quite simply.  These were all the sorts of 'cheeses' that I do eat quite … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Equipment, Kitchen, Recipes Tagged With: Cheese, Cheese-making, Recipes, Ricotta

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