Say Cheese Manchego from Bob Peak's (The Beverage People) Recipe

[saycheese]

Just took the little Manchego cheese (1 lb.) out of the press.  Here's a picture of it before its 6 hour brine bath.  The design on the top is strictly accidental from the cheese cloth mold liner.

[Cheese Head]

I've never made Manchego, there's another recipe for it here.

Looks great, like the wave pattern on top (bottom) , if you pull your cheese cloth liner tighter next time while pressing you will sadly not have that.

[saycheese]

Tasted the manchego today on some toasted olive bread -- came out well -- it has a taste almost like feta -- I think because the recipe called for 1/4 tsp. lipase for 1 gallon of milk -- twice the amount Ricki Carroll's recipe uses.  But it is tasty.  Thus, fulfilling my dream of homemade bread, cheese and soup for a winter's meal.