Following the recipe for Light Cream Cheese posted at:
http://www.cheeseforum.org/Recipes/Recipe_Cream_Cheese_Light.htm (http://www.cheeseforum.org/Recipes/Recipe_Cream_Cheese_Light.htm)
Ok,
So here is my first go using the recipes from this forum. I got my pH meter today but am still waiting for the reference solutions so decided to go with something that had no pH readings mentioned.
Ingredients Used:
2 Quarts of Raw Goats Milk (Nigerian Dwarf)
1/8 tsp of MM100 (DVI culture)
DCI supreme vegetable rennet:
Label states: Use 1/2 tsp and a 1/4 cup of water for 2 gallons of milk. So I diluted 1/2 tsp in a 1/4 C of water and just used 1 tsp of that dilution since 2 quarts = 1/2 gallon and there are 4 tsp in a 1/4 cup. Hope that's the correct ration.
So first I heat treated the milk at 165 degrees for 30 seconds just to make sure that the Mesophilic culture didn't have any competition. I did this by taking three 1 quart mason jars and placing them into a pot of water on the stove until they reached the desired temperature.
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I then removed them from the water bath and pour them into another stainless pot.
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Added the culture and stirred and let sit for 5 minutes then added the rennet.
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Let sit at room temperature
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Here's how it looks after 6 hours:
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I'm going to let it sit over night, more pictures tomorrow
Woke up and after 15 hours it was ready to go into the cheese cloth. Let drain in collendar for a couple minutes then tied up and hung above pot and left for 10 hours. Emptied into a bowl and added a little bit of salt.
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Put into a small plastic container and left in fridge till cold.
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Cheese was a success!!!
Had on some toast with dinner and it was just like a light cream cheese.
Congratulations on your success. Nice photo shoot, too.