Homemade Adyghe cheese

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 3 day

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make Adyghe cheese at home? Prepare the necessary products. Please note that you will need milk only after two days, when the whey is prepared. Therefore, it is worth considering its shelf life.

2. STEP 2

   

   Start preparing the cheese by pouring kefir into a saucepan and putting it on the fire. Read the article at the end of the recipe for how to choose the perfect frying pan.

3. STEP 3

   

   During heating, the kefir will begin to curdle and the whey will separate from the curd. This process will take approximately five minutes.

4. STEP 4

   

   Pour the whey into a separate container. You don't need cottage cheese; you can eat it with sugar or jam or use it to prepare other dishes.

5. STEP 5

   

   Leave the whey to sour for two days at room temperature.

6. STEP 6

   

   Then take the prepared milk, pour it into a saucepan and bring to a boil.

7. STEP 7

   

   Make a small fire on the stove. Carefully pour the sour whey into the hot milk.

8. STEP 8

   

   The milk will begin to curdle. After about 7 minutes, the cheese will float to the top, separating from the whey.

9. STEP 9

   

   Take a clean saucepan and place clean gauze on the bottom, folded in several layers.

10. STEP 10

    

    Carefully pour the resulting mass into a pan with gauze - the whey will seep into the pan, and the curdled mass will linger in the gauze. Salt it on top and add spices to taste if desired. Stir, then tie a cheesecloth and hang it over the sink to drain off excess liquid. Once most of the whey has drained away, you can shape the cheese. To do this, twist the cheese head tightly into gauze, trying to make as few folds as possible, and squeeze it out lightly.

11. STEP 11

    

    Place the head of cheese directly in gauze in a colander placed on a saucepan, place a flat saucer on top and press with a press, for example, a jar of water. Place the cheese and the press in the refrigerator. The next day the cheese will be ready for use, during which time the excess whey will come out and the head will be well compacted. Enjoy your meal!

Comments on the recipe

Helvi

05.11.2023

4.6

I will share a similar recipe for cheese made from milk and kefir.

Hope

05.11.2023

5

I really love Adyghe cheese, but I didn’t think it was so easy to prepare. The ingredients available make them so delicious. I made everything according to the author’s recipe, but I didn’t add salt, I don’t like salty things. Thanks for the recipe for homemade Adyghe cheese!

Aster

05.11.2023

4.6

I really liked the homemade Adyghe cheese! It turned out to be the best of all the store bought ones! And one more thing: sometimes they sell very salty Adyghe cheese, but my family likes unsalted cheese, which is difficult to find. Now you can cook it yourself to your own taste! Great, simple recipe.

oblachko

05.11.2023

4.7

I never thought that it was so easy to make Adyghe cheese at home! Thank you very much for the recipe and step-by-step photos!

Lyudmila

05.11.2023

4.7

I always think that everything prepared at home is much tastier than from the store. I made processed cheese at home. It turned out very tasty. Now I’ll try to make homemade Adyghe cheese. The recipe is good and simple. It turns out that only the name of this cheese is complicated, but it is quite easy to prepare.

karna

05.11.2023

4.6

Thank you for the recipe for Adyghe cheese at home :) The most important thing is that there is a minimum of products. I really love simple recipes, when everything is at hand and you don’t have to stick your tongue out and run around looking for peptins, reflux enzymes, etc. A piece of super sophisticated cheese that has been aging for many years can be bought in a store, but home cooking values ​​speed and simplicity, which is what you demonstrated. I just bought homemade milk - I’ll make cheese, and a delicious Ossetian pie is just around the corner.

lianaN

05.11.2023

5

Somehow I couldn’t find Adyghe cheese in the store and decided to look for its recipe. It turned out that you can prepare Adyghe cheese at home. It's quite simple. And you need the most ordinary products. The cheese turned out to be very tender and tasty. All household members are happy with the result!