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Farmers Cheese with Greek Yogurt (Tvorog)
My Mother's method for homemade Farmers cheese (tvorog). Easy to make and much better than store-bought farmer cheese.
👥 9 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 74h 2m⏳ Prep: 72h🔥 Cook: 2h 2m👤 Natasha Kravchuk📖 natashaskitchen
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●whisk
- ●oven
- ●stove
- ●bowl
- ●colander
- ●baking dish
- ●cutting board
📝 Preparation Steps
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How to Make Farmers Cheese Day 1:
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In a large stainless steel pot, whisk together 1 gallon milk, 35 oz Greek yogurt and 2 Tbsp sour cream. Cover and place in a warm 100˚F oven for ⏱️ 1 hour until luke-warm. (For many ovens, the lowest temp setting is 170˚F, so if that is the case for you, keep an eye on the mixture and take it out of the oven as soon as it's just warm).
sour cream2 Tbsp
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Place the covered pot in a warm room for ⏱️ 24 hours (I put it next to a heating vent on the floor). When it’s done, it should become the consistency of sweetened condensed milk and pulls when you lift it up with a spoon. DO NOT STIR.
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Farmers Cheese Day 2:
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Place on the stove and heat again over low heat for ⏱️ 40 minutes or until warm. DO NOT STIR. Heat it slowly, since high temperatures destroy the nutritious protein. Remove from stove and place in a warm room for another ⏱️ 24 hours. It should be consistency of regular yogurt.
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Farmers Cheese Day 3:
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Place on the stove over medium/low heat ⏱️ 40 minutes or until hot. The cheese will separate from the whey. Turn off the heat and let it sit covered for an hour (this helps for the curds to separate as well). DO NOT STIR.
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Place 2 layers of very fine mesh cheesecloth over a large colander set inside a large bowl. Pour cheese mixture over cheesecloth. Keep the leftover liquid - this is called whey - refrigerate it and use instead of water for making the best bread you've ever had!
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Tie a knot with your cheesecloth. To squeeze out excess liquid, place a cutting board either in a baking dish or in the sink. Place tied bag of cheese on top. Set another cutting board on the cheese and place a heavy weight over the top (i.e. a heavy cast iron pot or a large jug of water) and let stand ⏱️ 8-10 hours.
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Farmers Cheese Day 4:
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Unwrap your cheese and it's ready to enjoy! Refrigerate if not using right away. Here are some of our favorite farmers cheese recipes and I have 2 more really really good ones coming soon!
Nutrition Facts
calories
323 kcal
fat Content
14 g
serving Size
1 serving
sugar Content
24 g
sodium Content
202 mg
protein Content
25 g
trans Fat Content
0.01 g
cholesterol Content
57 mg
carbohydrate Content
24 g
saturated Fat Content
8 g
unsaturated Fat Content
3.5 g
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