Homemade Cream Cheese
Ingredients
– 2L(3½ pints) full-fat milk
– 600ml (20 fl oz) buttermilk
– 80ml (2¾ fl oz) fresh lemon juice
– salt to taste
Method
1. Add the milk and buttermilk to a large pot and heat over medium, stirring every 2–3 minutes to prevent it from catching.
2. Once the milk is almost boiling, turn off the heat and add the lemon juice. Stir gently, then leave it to sit for 10 minutes.
3. Carefully lift the curds from the whey and place them into a strainer lined with cheesecloth.
4. Squeeze out as much whey as possible, then transfer the cheese to a food processor. Add a pinch of salt and blend until smooth.
5. Place the cream cheese in an airtight container and refrigerate. Once it’s completely cold, it’s ready to enjoy.
6. The cream cheese will keep in the fridge for up to 1 week.
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Comments
I heard "cottage cheese" at the beginning and kept getting more and more confused as the video went on.
Where i live cream cheese is cheaper to buy than making it but its nice to know how its made
Hooooooold up…….. is cream cheese literally just……. Salted and blended cheese curds? Have I been lied to this whole time?
I'm pretty sure the materials cost > the cost of just buying cream cheese. Way more if you consider time spent.
By the time he got to food processor I was like: Im out! I dont even use cream cheese often.🤣🤣🤣
I can find cream cheese easier than buttermilk
Is less pasty than store bought? That’s my issue. Store bought is so dense it feels like those jars of solid paste they gave us in school to glue our projects together.
Getting mine at the store 😂
This isn't cream cheese. This is pureed cottage cheese or paneer with no cream added. Just strain some full fat greek yogurt.
For a special occasion I’ll get chive and onion cream cheese
Lovely tang!. Tremendous
I have a rule that you should never make your own dairy products….
Wait a minute, that's just curd cheese in a blender. I didn't know you could do that.
Not the Y/N😂😂
most of the cream cheese available in the store has carob bean gum and/or guar gum… among other garbage
After pouring milk I decided it was easier to buy
Andy has been giving useful and entertaining information for years. Long time fan. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
How long will this keep in the fridge?
Spoiler Alert. Just buy it
Haha, I've accidentally been making small curds of cream cheese i guess. When I've been making a cup of hot tea (with milk) lately when i haven't veen feeling good, I've been adding honey and lemon juice
Which is more cost effective?
Honesty works wonders here. The store bought product is really good and consistent as all get out. Moreover, you know it has enough whatever in it to make it last a little longer too. Most of us don't knock a whole one down in 10 minutes.