Adyghe cheese at home and its storage features

Adyghe cheese is a unique invention of mankind. It is not only an insanely delicious product, but also very useful for the body. It is low-calorie and has a delicate, unobtrusive, but refined taste. Just what you need during a diet. In addition, Adyghe cheese fits perfectly pregnant women, children and people with musculoskeletal problems, since it contains a large amount of calcium.

Adyghe cheese can be bought not only in the store, but also prepared independently. This ensures that all ingredients are fresh and no additives. We offer you a simple recipe for Adyghe cheese, and also share some secrets on how to store it properly in the refrigerator.

Recipe for home Adyghe cheese

In order to prepare the cheese you need to take:

• 2 liters of homemade milk
• 3 cups of yogurt, curdled milk or whey (any of these products will do)
• Colander and gauze

Homemade milk can be replaced and shop, pasteurized. True, we would advise you to take home, if there is such an opportunity. Kefir can also be made at home, but it may seem too expensive, so we use ordinary kefir from a store of the highest fat content.

Let's start cooking:

1. Pour the milk into a saucepan and put it on the fire.

2. Bring it to a boil and add the yogurt.
3. Stir the mixture continuously until curd flakes start to appear. Serum should become transparent, and the flakes will fall down.

4. Now you need to take a colander and pour the resulting mass into it, pre-coating the gauze (you can use a special form for making cheese).

5. Now form the head of cheese, tie hard gauze and put something heavy on it. To do this, you can use an ordinary three-liter jar of water.

6. Leave the cheese in this position for 10-12 hours. During this time, all the whey drains.
7. Now prepare the saline solution. To do this, dissolve a little 3 tbsp. l. salt in 1 liter. water. Immerse the head of cheese in it for 2-5 days.
8. If you plan to keep the cheese long, water with salt should be pre-boiled.

If you want an even richer taste, leave it for two days in the fridge.

How to store cheese in the refrigerator?

Of course, two days to store cheese, this is not the limit. With the right approach, it will remain fresh for a long time. Important! Stale Adyghe cheese changes color, acquiring a yellow or cream shade, and also changes its odor somewhat. To keep it fresh, place the head in a closed container. Ideally, a container or a vacuum package will do, but they can be replaced by an ordinary bank, the main thing is to close it tightly. Thus, you can extend its shelf life to one month. Even more can be extended by sprinkling Adyghe cheese with a large salt or a little prokoptiv.

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