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RECIPE: QUICK QUARK

Recipe: Quick Quark

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Typically found in Europe, this is a simple cheese that is served creamy, a bit like a thin version of crème fraîche. It is easy to make and a very versatile ingredient that can be used in a variety of dishes.


15 minutes

160 minutes

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Fresh Cheese Making Kit

Cheese Fresh Cheese Making Kit

Fresh Cheese Making Kit

$34.49

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.

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INGREDIENTS:


INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. In a medium saucepan, warm the milk over medium heat to 105°F.
  2. Transfer to glass container. Cool to 86ºF. Stir in the buttermilk or yogurt and mix well.
  3. Hold the mixture at 86°F for 4 hours.
  4. After 4 hours, place the container in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours. As it cools, the mixture will thicken.
  5. Once chilled, place the mixture in cheesecloth and drain 8 hours in the refrigerator or overnight.
  6. After the quark is drained, transfer back into a clean jar with lid. Use within two weeks.

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