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Termmetro

Escorredordemacarro

Colhercomfenda(nodeplstico)

Facalonga

Taamicroondas(sevocestiverusandoummicroondasparaesticara
coalhada)
Potepequeno(sevocestiverusandoummtodostovetop/waterbathpara
esticaracoalhada)
Luvasdeborracha(opcional)

INGREDIENTES:
1colherdech.Saldequeijo(opcional)
1galogalodeleitedevacaoucabra

11/4xcaradexcaradeguafriaesemcloro
11/2colherdech.cidoctrico

1/4rennettabletor1/4tsp.liquidrennet
Largebowlofwater,placedintherefrigeratorwhenyoustart

Largebowlofwater,placedinthefreezerwhenyoustart

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Ifusingarennettablet,dissolverennettabletincupwater.Wrapthe
restofthetabletinplasticandstoreitinthefreezer.Ifusingliquidrennet,
dilutetherennetincupofwater.

2. Mix1teaspoonscitricacidinto1cupwaterandstiruntilthecitricacidis
dissolved.Pourthisintothebigpot.

3. Pour1gallonofmilkintothepotandstirvigorouslywiththeslottedspoon,
whileheatingthemilk.Ifusingrawmilk,heatitto88F.Ifusing
pasteurizedmilk,heatitto90F.

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4. Takethepotofftheburner.Addtherennetandslowlystiritinwithanup
anddownmotionoftheslottedspoonforapproximately30seconds.

5. Coverthepotandletitsitundisturbedfor5minutes.Ifyoureusingraw
milk,letitsitfor10minutes.Checkthecurdatthispoint.Itshouldlooklike
custard,withaclearseparationbetweenthecurd(solid)andthewhey
(liquid).Ifthecurdistoosoftorthewheyistoomilky,letitsitforafewmore
minutes.

6. Cutthecurdwithaknifethatreachestothebottomofthepot.Clickherefor
instructionsonhowtocutthecurd.

7. Putthepotbackonthestoveandslowlyheatitupwhilestirringthecurds
aroundwiththeslottedspoon.Ifusingrawmilk,heatitto90F.Ifusing
pasteurizedmilk,andyouregoingtousethemicrowavetostretchthe
curds,heatitto105F.Ifusingpasteurizedmilk,andyouregoingtousethe
stovetoptostretchthecurds,heatitto110F.)

8. Takethepotofftheburnerandstirslowlyfor2to5minutes.Morestirring
willmakeafirmercheese.

9. Pouroffthefloatingwhey.*

10. Stretchthecurdsusingoneofthetwomethodsbelow.

11. Formthecheese.Youcanmakethestretchedcurdintoalargeball,ora
collectionofsmallballs.Youcanbraidit,ormakeitintoalog,orrollitintoa
numberofsticks.Becreative!

12. Coolthecheesebysubmergingitinthebowlofrefrigeratedwater.Leaveit
therefor15minutes,thenputitinthebowloficewater.Thiscoolingstep
isimportanttokeepthecheesefrombecominggrainy.

USINGAMICROWAVETOSTRETCHTHECURDS
1.Ladlethecurdsintoalargemicrowaveablebowlanddrainoffthewhey.Use
rubberglovesifyoulike.Dontpresstoomuch.

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2.Microwaveforoneminute,thenfoldthecurdsgentlyintothecenterofthe
bowl,drainingoffmorewhey.Add1teaspoonsalt(optional).

3.Microwaveforanother30seconds.Thecurdshouldbe160to170Fnow.If
itisnt,microwaveitforanother30seconds.
4.Stretchthecurdbypullingitliketaffyuntilitissoftandshiny.Themoreyou
workthecheese,thefirmeritwillbe.

USINGTHESTOVETOP(WATERBATH)TOSTRETCH
THECURDS
(Youcandothiswithhalfthecurdsatatime.)

1.Heatapotofwaterto185F.

2.Ladlethecurdsintoacolander,foldingthemtogethergentlytowardthecenter
anddrainingoffthewheyasyougo.
3.Dipthecolanderwiththecurdsinitcarefullyintothehotwaterafewtimes,
thenusetheslottedspoontofoldthecurdsbackintothecenterofthe
colanderuntiltheybecomestretchy.Thiswillhappenwhenthecurdsreach
160to170F.

4.Removethecurdfromthecolanderandstretchitliketaffy.Ifitdoesnot
stretcheasily,returnittothehotwaterbath.
5.Atthispointyoucanaddcheesesalt,ifyoulike.Thenstretchthecurdby
pullingitliketaffyuntilitissoftandshiny.Themoreyouworkthecheese,the
firmeritwillbe.
*Youcansavethewheyanduseitinotherprojects!Checkoutourarticleon
WaystoUseWhey.

TROUBLESHOOTING
Q.Themozzarellacurdneverformedasolidmass.Itjustlookslikericotta.
WhatdoIdo?

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A.Therearetwoprimarycauses.First,itisimportanttobesurethecurdwas
allowedtositandfullyformbeforecuttingthecurd.Besuretonotdisturbthemilk
atallwhilethecurdisforming.Second,usinghightemperaturepasteurizedmilk
cancausethisissue.Besuretocheckthelabel.Whenindoubt,tryanewbrand
ofmilkpreferablyalocalbrandsincethosebrandsaregenerallylessprocessed.

Q.Thecurddisintegratedwhileheating.WhatdidIdowrong?

A.Therearetwoprimarycauses.First,itisimportanttobesurethecurdwas
allowedtositandfullyformbeforecuttingthecurd.Besuretonotdisturbthemilk
atallwhilethecurdisforming.Second,occasionallyabrandofmilkismoreacidic
thenotherbrandsandrequiresasmallrecipeadjustment.Startoverandreduce
thecitricacidintherecipeto1teaspoon.

Q.MymozzarellacurdsarentstretchingafterImicrowavedthem.CanIfix
it?

A.Yourmicrowavemaynotbehotenough.Tryputtingthembackinthe
microwaveuptothreemoretimesat30secondseachtowarmthecurd
sufficiently.

Q.Mymozzarellacurdsareveryhotandtheystillarentstretching.Whatdo
Ido?

A.Duetostructuraldifferencesbetweenbrandsofmilk(includinghowprocessed
themilkis),sometimesyoullneedtoadjusttheingredients.Inthiscase,startover
withanewbatchandincreasethecitricacidto1to2teaspoons.Itmaytake
severaladjustmentstofindthecorrectamountofcitricacidforthemilkyouare
workingwith.Cheesemakingisabitofanartform.

Q.Mymozzarellaisverydry.HowdoImakeitmoremoist?

A.Nexttime,skipthestepwhereyouheatthecurdto105/110ordecreasethe
amountofcitricacidto1teaspoonsortakecarenottostretchthemozzarellaas
muchandcoveritimmediatelywithcoldwateronceyouarefinishedwiththe
stretchingprocess.

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