Potato Cheese is a fun and different soft cheese that is easy to flavor with nearly anything you like and great for spreading on crackers or bread. This recipe is an interesting one for using up extra milk kefir, too.
15 minutes
48 minutes
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Fresh Cheese Making Kit
Fresh Cheese Making Kit
$45.99
Our most comprehensive choice, the Fresh Cheese Kit contains two starter cultures and supplies to make five different varieties of soft cheese - feta, cottage cheese, cream cheese, fromage blanc, and traditional quark. Kit contains a Mesophilic Cheese Culture, a Fresh Cheese Culture, calcium chloride, vegetable rennet, cheese salt, butter muslin, a thermometer, and an instruction and recipe booklet.
Packaging and Equipment in the kit may appear different than pictured.
Grey Celtic Sea Salt
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 pounds potatoes, peeled, cubed, and cooked until soft
- 2 cups milk kefir
- 1 Tbsp. sea salt
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Mix ingredients well with a potato masher or egg beater.
- Place in a covered bowl in a warm place away from drafts and direct sunlight and leave for 2 days.
- Place the potato mixture into a clean colander lined with cheesecloth. Tie the ends of the cheesecloth together to create a draining sack, and hang on a wooden spoon suspended over a large bowl or sink. Drain until it stops dripping.
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Transfer the potato cheese to a clean, covered container. Flavor as desired with pepper, herbs, or fruit, and store in the refrigerator.
