butter...?

[coomber]

lol, you up for doing cottage cheese next?

Too right can you add garlic and chives and stuff?

[BrideXIII]

Too right can you add garlic and chives and stuff?

definately, thing is this is an 'eat now' cheese, so you make it and eat it, add what you like etc, none of this pressing and storing etc
it's basically skimmed milk, cream, and vinegar or lemon juice.
shop milk is hemogenised, which beggers up the cream particles , so you start without, add it back in, acidise it and bobs your aunty, i need to get the muslin tho.
google it, and then discard all the ones that have more than five steps, i am definately going to give it a go. the beauty of the cottage cheese is there is no rennet, nothing you can't get in the local shop, easy to try, then if you get hooked you can go further.... or not and still tell people you can make your own cheese.

and frankly although my kids hate it, i LOVE cottage cheese.

[Hilary B]

My Mum made a creamy spreadable cheese (not 'cottage' cheese, that's the lumpy one, this was closer to ''Pilladelphia" type, but a bit more cheesy flavour) any time the milk sat on the doorstep too long and went sour. Just let it go sour enough to 'separate' (24 hours in a warmish kitchen, from when it first starts to taste sour), then drain through a 'muslin' cloth (Mum usually used an old cotton pillowcase). Add some salt (so it will keep a few days) and whatever flavourings you like.

[Rhona]

Has anyone ever made paneer cheese? Sounds like a similar process and I love a nice paneer curry!

[BrideXIII]

ooh that sounds interesting, might try that one as well

[Glutton4...]

Well well well ...

My flippin' computer went bang last week, so I've been twitchy as hell - no emails, no GYO forum, no ebay... Thanks to my Mr. Fixit brother-in-law it's all working again now though (finally - seems like a month) and the first thing I find on here that everyone is making Butter - how wonderful, might even give it a go, except the sun is out for the first time in a week, so I really should be outside catching up.
May have a go at the end of the week though, hope everyone else has success with it, please keep us all posted.

G4

[BrideXIII]

I just made scones with the buttermilk left over from the butter making, and although i have made them many a time before, never with buttermilk.
They are without a doubt the lightest fluffiest bestest scones I have ever made and with the homemade butter and strawberry jam ( sadly shop bought) I am now stuffed to busting.

[quark1]

Right folks - its all round to Bride's for tea - yeah?!

[BrideXIII]

Blimey, you would have to be faster than that, the boys scoffed the lot before I could even go back for seconds!!

[quark1]

Greedy **ds - just like my single - and not an ounce of fat on him - don't you just hate 'em!

[coomber]

I just made scones with the buttermilk left over from the butter making, and although i have made them many a time before, never with buttermilk.
They are without a doubt the lightest fluffiest bestest scones I have ever made and with the homemade butter and strawberry jam ( sadly shop bought) I am now stuffed to busting.

Me too
Mine too

I made cheese scones though and just ate some warm with the homemade butter Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmy

[BrideXIII]

OK , a heads up over the cheese thing.

the so called quick cottage cheese was....quite frankly tasteless rubber, however the dog liked it

better was the cream cheese, 2 pints of milk left on the side in a spare carton, until it went lumpy ( 2 days approx) then strained through a j-cloth , added a teensy bit of salt and a dash of lime juice and mmmmm, really easy, and delish.