Cottage cheese Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 gallon milk any will do but raw is best
  • 1/2 cup vinegar
  • 1 tsp citric acid or lemon if necessary
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream

Directions:

  1. Pour milk into a lg saucepan and place over med. heat. Heat to 120*. remove from the heat and gently pour in the vinegar through a strainer. put in the citric acid. Stir slowly for 1 to 2 minutes. The curd will separate from the whey. cover and allow to sit at room temp. for 30 minutes.
  2. Pour the mixture into a colander lined with a cheese cloth allow it to drain for 5 min. Gather the cheese cloth up and you can run it under cold water to cool the curd down you must keep squeezing and moving the curd in the cheese cloth.Once cooled squeeze the curd to get out and whey and transfer it to a mixing bowl. add salt and heavy cream. Serve
  3. To make lg curd you can add rennet and all the curd to sit for 24 hours
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 228.59 Kcal (957 kJ)
Calories from fat 199.95 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.22g 34%
Cholesterol 82.23mg 27%
Sodium 2145.83mg 89%
Potassium 47.38mg 1%
Total Carbs 1.8g 1%
Sugars 0g 0%
Protein 1.21g 2%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1%
Calcium 46.1mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 121.04 Kcal (507 kJ)
Calories from fat 105.88 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.76g 34%
Cholesterol 43.54mg 27%
Sodium 1136.26mg 89%
Potassium 25.09mg 1%
Total Carbs 0.95g 1%
Sugars 0g 0%
Protein 0.64g 2%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Calcium 24.4mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.4
    Points
  • 6
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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