Curd cheese from frozen kefir

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 day

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make curd cheese from frozen kefir? Prepare your food. To make cheese you only need one ingredient - kefir. Be careful when choosing it, since the taste of the finished cheese will depend on the taste and quality of kefir. The tastiest will come from full-fat kefir, and besides, it is thicker - there will be more cheese. Take fresh kefir, not sour, this is also important. You will learn all the subtleties of defrosting by reading the article below the steps.

2. STEP 2

   

   First of all, freeze the kefir. I had several bags, so I poured everything into one and put it in the freezer overnight. If you have kefir in a paper or plastic bag, then freeze it directly in them. But I wouldn’t recommend putting bottles in the freezer - they might burst. After a night in the refrigerator, remove the frozen kefir and leave to defrost at room temperature for 5-6 hours.

3. STEP 3

   

   When the kefir is completely defrosted, pour it into a colander lined with gauze folded in several layers or a thick napkin. Place the colander itself in a suitable container where the whey will drain. Leave the kefir to stand like this for 2 hours, during which time it will become a little thicker.

4. STEP 4

   

   Then fold the edges of the napkin, covering the mass, and place a flat plate on top. Install the weight. Jars with some kind of filling - water, jam or preserves - work well. Place the structure in the refrigerator for 8 hours.

5. STEP 5

   

   During this time, the whey will drain through the cloth into the bowl, and the most delicate curd mass, very similar to soft cheese, will remain in the napkin. I squeezed the cheese a little more directly into the napkin, since the linen absorbed the liquid a lot. By the way, the resulting whey can be used to prepare other dishes - pancakes, bread, dough.

6. STEP 6

   

   Transfer the cheese from the napkin to a glass container - it will be preserved best there. Store cheese in the refrigerator for a maximum of 5 days. From a liter of kefir I got about 250 grams of cheese. If you use it as a spread for sandwiches, you can add a little salt and herbs. Salt is not necessary for sweet baked goods.

Comments on the recipe

Maystin

31.07.2023

4.5

I was interested in a recipe for curd cheese made from frozen kefir. I decided to try cooking. To do this, I wanted to buy kefir with a fat content of 2.3%, but only at home I saw that I had mixed it up and took kefir with a fat content of 1%. I have the simplest kefir in soft packaging. I was worried that nothing would come out of kefir with such a low fat content, but I still decided to make it. I kept the packages in the freezer for a day. When I took them out, I cut off the packaging with a knife. I placed a colander in a deep saucepan, drained it with a clean natural cloth, which I use when making cottage cheese, and put the frozen kefir ice, peeled from packaging, into the colander. I did this in the evening. I left the pan in a cool room overnight. Everything had not yet defrosted overnight, but the curd cheese was already visible on top. I collected it, added chopped dill and garlic through a press. This is great for morning sandwiches! I'm very happy with the result. It turned out that from one product (kefir) I have both curd cheese and whey! Great recipe! Thank you! I recommend to everyone

Eleno4ka

31.07.2023

4.5

This is a very good method, I have been using it for a long time and have taught it to many of my friends. The cheese turns out very tender and tasty. The main thing is to choose fresh kefir with maximum fat content. Thanks to the author! If anyone hasn't tried it yet, be sure to do it!

Maria

31.07.2023

5

Thank you very much for such a simple and amazing recipe. I made it from 1% kefir, and it was sour. I thought it wouldn't be tasty. But no. It turned out great. From 900 grams of kefir we get approximately 600-650 ml of whey. The rest is the most tender curd cheese itself. I added a small clove of garlic and finely chopped dill. We love drinking whey this way. A refreshing drink. Thanks again! Diabetics can also have this cheese for breakfast.

Marina Konfetka

31.07.2023

5

When I bake bread, I add this whey. The bread turns out great, both white and black.

Marianna Korolko

31.07.2023

4.7

Well, now my hands have reached this tasty treat. Honestly, I thought that nothing would work out and that it wasn’t even about kefir, but about me. But everything turned out to be quite simple and tasty. Tomorrow morning I will have breakfast with crusty bread! Thanks a lot