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Homemade Mozzarella Cheese (Cow's or Goat's Milk)

Homemade Mozzarella Cheese (Cow's or Goat's Milk)Homemade Mozzarella Cheese (Cow's or Goat's Milk)Homemade Mozzarella Cheese (Cow's or Goat's Milk)Homemade Mozzarella Cheese (Cow's or Goat's Milk)

Making your own homemade mozzarella cheese sounds intimidating to a lot of people, but with a little research and some patience, it’s really not as scary as it sounds. 

Prep time: PT5M

Cook time: PT25M

Total time: PT30M

Rating

4.18 stars (88 reviews)

Keywords

Cheese, Mozzarella

Ingredients

Categories

Cuisine

Steps

  1. Pour milk into cool pan.
  2. Sprinkle citric acid over milk.
  3. Turn burner to med/low and heat mixture to 90° F (approx. 5-6 min).
  4. Mix rennet with water.  
  5. Take milk off heat when it reaches 90° F and add rennet, stirring gently for 30 seconds.
  6. Cover with lid and do not touch for 5 minutes.
  7. Cut a grid pattern into mixture to separate the curds. Put back on burner and heat to 105° F.
  8. Scoop curds into mesh strainer and pour off the whey.
  9. Microwave for 1 minute. Squeeze curds again to remove more whey and continue to microwave in 30- second increments until the cheese can be stretched at least 12 inches without breaking.
  10. Add salt and knead it into the cheese.
  11. Form into a ball and enjoy!

Nutitrion

  1. Serving Size: 1 ounce
  2. Calories: 146 kcal
  3. Carbohydrates: 11 g
  4. Protein: 7 g
  5. Fat: 8 g
  6. Saturated Fat: 4 g
  7. Cholesterol: 24 mg
  8. Sodium: 247 mg
  9. Sugar: 12 g
  10. Unsaturated Fat: 3 g