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At the moment, we have an abundance of goats' milk, so my husband and son decided to have a go at making Goat Cheese.
The recipe that we used comes from here.
It uses 1/2 gallon fresh goats' milk (unpasteurised), the juice of two lemons and sea salt.
Firstly, we heated the milk on medium heat to 185°F. Then we removed it from the heat and stirred in lemon juice, continuing to stir it until the milk has curdled. Next, we added ½ tablespoon coarse salt (kosher salt or sea salt). After this, we strained the milk through cheesecloth. Finally we wrapped the curds in cheesecloth and hung it in the refrigerator to drain overnight.
This soft goat cheese is great on cracker biscuits or added to a salad or pasta.
The nutritional information for soft goat cheese per 1 oz is:
The recipe that we used comes from here.
It uses 1/2 gallon fresh goats' milk (unpasteurised), the juice of two lemons and sea salt.
Firstly, we heated the milk on medium heat to 185°F. Then we removed it from the heat and stirred in lemon juice, continuing to stir it until the milk has curdled. Next, we added ½ tablespoon coarse salt (kosher salt or sea salt). After this, we strained the milk through cheesecloth. Finally we wrapped the curds in cheesecloth and hung it in the refrigerator to drain overnight.
This soft goat cheese is great on cracker biscuits or added to a salad or pasta.
The nutritional information for soft goat cheese per 1 oz is:
- Calories ~ 76
- Protein ~ 5.25
- Total Fat ~ 5.98g
- Carbohydrate ~ .25g
- Sugars ~ .25g
- Calcium ~ 40 mg
- Magnesium ~ 5 mg
Finally, the taste test, and it tastes like a cross between Playdough and car tyres - oh well, back to the drawing board! Meanwhile, I'm still looking for a good recipe for soft goat cheese - one that tastes like cheese.
4 comments:
What a disappointment - it looks soooooo gooooooood!!
I love goats cheese. Maybe when dh perfects the recipe I'll need to come visit! Then Jemimah can hang out with your daughter watching Smile of a Child and I can hang out with you! Hurrah - two crazy homeschooling red heads on the loose together!
Hi Jeanne,
Yes, I was really disappointed, too, as it did look so good. :P
Have a great week,
Blessings,
Jillian
This almost seems like what I do only with raw cow's milk. Only I never strained it in the fridge like this. Does it almost turn out like a cream cheese then by doing this to it? I am wanting to make cream cheese but haven't landed on a recipe I feel is real doable.
Hi Mommyx12,
It turned out halfway between rubber and car tyres, and I think that we put too much lemon juice in it because it was VERY lemony.
My friend has an easy recipe for cottage cheese, so I am hoping to pick that up tomorrow.
Blessings,
Jillian
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