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The Basics of Goat Cheese making
The art of cheese making can be exciting and fun.Understanding all the ingredients and how they work willhelp simplify this process.
You can make cheese at home and many other things as well. Realsavings can be realized when you no longer need to purchase thoseitems from the store.All cheese is basically milk, cultures, salt, and rennet. What makesone cheese different from the others is the temperature the milk isheated to, the type of culture added and the way it is processed.Temperature, humidity, rennet, cultures and whether it is eatenfresh or aged will determine the type of cheese you will have.Milk is the most important ingredient in cheesemaking. It isimportant when making cheese to be as clean as you can. Milk is aperfect medium for growing bacteria. Good or bad! Make sure yourpots are clean and dry. You will need a stainless steel or unchippedenamel pan, a thermometer for taking temperatures, a long knifefor cutting curds and a strainer.The following is a collection of resources gathered to give you ageneral information base to start out with, including easy, soft-cheese making recipes you can try at home.
Goat Cheese
Goat cheese is known as
chèvre
, after theFrench word for goat. Goat cheese is oftenhigher in protein and lower in fat thancheese from cow’s milk
Here is a very simple recipe for making goat soft cheese:
It does not use rennet but instead uses lemon juice to curdle themilk. It uses 1/2 gallon fresh goat milk (unpasteurized), the juiceof two lemons, and sea salt).1.
Heat milk on medium heat to 185°F2.
Remove from heat , then stir in lemon juice . Continue to stirfor several minutes until milk has curdled3.
Add 1/2 tablespoon of coarse salt (kosher salt or sea salt)4.
Strain milk through cheesecloth5.
Wrap curds in cheesecloth and hang (using a rubber bandworks well) in the refrigerator to drain for 4-8 hoursThis soft goat cheese is great on crackers or added to a salad orpasta
Below is the nutritional information for soft goat cheese. (1oz)Calories
76
Protein
5.25
Total Fat
5.98 g
Carbohydrate
.25 g
Sugars
.25 g
Calcium
40 mg
Magnesium
5 mg
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