homemade goat cheese. 2 ingredients & 2 hours to perfectly creamy, tangy, and fluffy goat cheese.
Cook 2 hourshours
Total 2 hourshours
Recipe Makes (Approximate): 4people
Ingredients
1quartgoat milk(, not ultra pasteurized)
⅓cupfresh lemon juice
Instructions
Make the goat cheese: in a non-reactive pot, heat the goat milk slowly on the stove over low heat until it reaches about 180 to 185º. You should see gentle bubbles and the surface will start to look a bit foamy. Turn off the heat.
Stir in the lemon juice and let sit off the heat for 10 minutes. The milk should curdle and start to become a bit thicker on the surface. Line a colander with two layers of cheesecloth and very gently pour the milk-lemon mixture into the lined colander. Gather the cheesecloth up around the curds and tie into a budle, using kitchen twine or a rubberband.
Set the colander over a large bowl, pot, or jar, so the liquid (the whey) can drip out. Let drain for at least 1 1/2 hours or overnight. Scrape the goat cheese off the cheesecloth and into a small bowl or airtight container (if not ready to use right away) with a spoon.
Recipe Notes
Scrape the goat cheese off the cheesecloth and into a small bowl or airtight container if not ready to use right away with a spoon.