miss direct
misfungled
I have a litre of raw milk straight from a cow. Can I make paneer with it? I haven't eaten cheese for two months and I really want something resembling cheese.
Making paneer
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dessiato
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Yes, you can. You could also make ricotta from it. You could make any cheese from it, with the usual caveat of it being unpasteurised, and, therefore, needing to be treated accordingly.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Yeah I don't see why not - I've not done it myself but always quite fancied a bit of cheese making (the simpler stuff like paneer, mozarella, ricotta etc).
This page looks quite good:
How to make Paneer (Indian Cheese) - Swasthi's Recipes
Paneer is Indian Cheese made with just 2 ingredients. Learn to make it at home with this easy step by step guide ..
www.indianhealthyrecipes.com
miss direct
misfungled
What does this mean? I mean, how should I treat it?
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Turn it into cheese asap, don't store the milk for long, and use the cheese when fresh.
miss direct
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Will have to try to locate a muslin cloth or handkerchief to make the paneer. No idea where to buy such a thing here. Will investigate tomorrow.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
You can use tights/popsocks
dessiato
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But, although they work, they don't work well, due to the large "mesh" size. That, I suppose depends on the denier of the stocking.
You can use a clean tea towel in 0lace of cheese cloth.
miss direct
misfungled
Not sure those exist here. Will go and have a look in the 100 taka (poundland equivalent although it only has about 20 things for sale) tomorrow.
miss direct
misfungled
Neither clean nor dirty tea towels in the kitchen here. Worst stocked kitchen ever!
miss direct
misfungled
Right, I have my fresh milk (1-1.5 litres), some "lemons" - they're green and big but the guy at the market said they were lemons...couldn't get any cheesecloth/muslin, but have a fine material bag that they use here. Wish me luck!
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Good luck!
It just requires acid to curdle the milk - so citric acid from any citrus fruit should do the job. Just rinse the curds well (in the bag) to get rid of any strong flavour from the fruit
Edit: Oh and of course let us know how it goes! I'm tempted to give it a go myself, I keep forgetting to look for cheesecloth/muslin/those bags when I go shopping though, will try to remember to look out for them - the bags are washable and handy for cooking with whole herbs and spices too.
miss direct
misfungled
I did it! I don't think I had enough lemon juice (the lemons here are rock hard and even using five didn't result in much juice) as the curdling was a bit of a drawn out process. Half way through, I decided I'd rather have cream cheese than paneer, so I smoothed the mixture out and whipped it as best as I could with a fork. Currently enjoying it on a roll with some marmite and cucumber. It was a lot of effort for not a great deal of reward but I'm proud of myself. And this is the first time I've eaten cheese since January.
dessiato
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miss direct have you made labneh? It's even easier than ricotta. It's basically just strained yoghurt. Simply put the yoghurt, I use Greek style, unflavoured and unsweetened, put it into my cheese cloth in a colander and let it drain overnight. Sometimes I flavour it with herbs. It comes out similar to a Philidelphia cream cheese.
It's a lot less faffing than ricotta, and keeps for up to two weeks.
It's a lot less faffing than ricotta, and keeps for up to two weeks.
miss direct
misfungled
I like labne and bought it all the time in Turkey. But ready yoghurt is another hard to find and pricey product where I am located. But I would like to give this a try. I don't have a proper colander but guess I could use the sort of bag I used last night. Thanks for the idea.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Tip for getting juice out of hard lemons - warm them slightly (a short burst in the microwave is ideal, or just sit them in hot water for a few minutes) then roll them back and forth a few times on a hard surface with the palm of your hand on top pressing down.
That should make it a bit easier to get all the juice out.
Glad to hear that you got some cheese and that you are enjoying eating it!! Excellent result.
That should make it a bit easier to get all the juice out.
Glad to hear that you got some cheese and that you are enjoying eating it!! Excellent result.
miss direct
misfungled
I did the microwave thing, but still extremely hard. Will blast them for longer next time.Tip for getting juice out of hard lemons - warm them slightly (a short burst in the microwave is ideal, or just sit them in hot water for a few minutes) then roll them back and forth a few times on a hard surface with the palm of your hand on top pressing down.
That should make it a bit easier to get all the juice out.
Glad to hear that you got some cheese and that you are enjoying eating it!! Excellent result.
