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Making your own mozzarella is easier than you could imagine!
Not my photo.
Several months ago, I stumbled on a website full of recipes and food photos. From this site, I got it in my head to make my own Mozzarella cheese. A friend came down and yesterday, we did it!
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Barjaa B. added Homemade Mozzarella Cheese to Projects To Do
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Taryn K. favorited Homemade Mozzarella Cheese
09 Feb 22:34
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Step 1
Put the gallon of milk in your large pot and bring it to 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Step 2
While you're waiting, dissolve 1 1/2 teaspoons Citric Acid in 1/4 cup water.
Also dissolve 1/4 teaspoon rennet in 1/4 cup water.
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Step 3
When milk reaches 55 degrees Fahrenheit, stir in the Citric Acid water.
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Step 4
Bring milk to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Step 5
Add rennet-water.
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Step 6
When the milk reaches 100 degrees Fahrenheit, you should be getting curds and whey.
(I squee'd all over the place when this happened)
I left mine over the heat a little longer.
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Step 7
Line a microwave-safe bowl with cheesecloth. Scoop the curds out of the whey and onto the cloth.
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Step 8
Lift the cloth with the curds up and discard the whey. Dump curds from cloth into bowl.
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Step 9
Microwave for 35 seconds. Squeeze out the whey and discard it.
Doing this was a little complicated for me. I used the cheesecloth again, and to do that I had to dump the curds onto the cloth and somehow get the bowl off of the whole thing (I didn't want a mess on the counter). Luckily, my friend was there to help.
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Step 10
Microwave again for 35 seconds. Squeeze out the whey and discard it (again).
BE CAREFUL! The curds will be very hot! I burned both of my palms with this one.
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Step 11
Kneed the curds (I guess that now they curds are cheese, though), adding a slightly generous amount of salt. When your lump of cheese is smooth and shiny, you've succeeded!
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Step 12
Put your lump of cheese in a bowl of ice water in the refrigerator for a little bit so it can chill. After that, store it in a plastic container in the 'fridge.
It is easier than it looks!