CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
Dairy, Vegetables |
Vegetarian |
A, At, Ballymaloe, Year |
1 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
2 3/8 |
|
Cream milk |
1/2 |
t |
Liquid rennet, you can get |
|
|
vegetarian rennet |
|
|
too |
115 |
g |
Brown wholemeal flour |
115 |
g |
White flour, preferably |
|
|
unbleached |
1/2 |
t |
Salt |
1/2 |
t |
Baking powder |
25 |
g |
Butter |
5 |
T |
Cream, up to 6 |
2 |
T |
Freshly chopped herbs |
|
|
parsley chives |
|
|
chervil lemon |
|
|
balm up to 4 |
|
|
Perhaps a little tarragon |
|
|
and thyme |
2 |
|
Cloves garlic, crushed |
|
|
optional |
|
|
up to 3 |
|
|
Salt and freshly ground |
|
|
black pepper |
INSTRUCTIONS
Put the milk into a spotlessly clean stainless steel saucepan. Heat it
very gently until it reaches the shivery stage and is barely tepid.
Add the rennet, stirring it well into the milk. Cover the saucepan
with a clean tea towel and the lid. (The tea towel prevents the steam
from condensing on the lid of the pan and falling back on to the
curd). Set aside and leave undisturbed somewhere in your kitchen for
2-4 hours, by which time the milk should have coagulated and will be
solid. Cut the curd into dice with a spotlessly clean knife. Put back
on a very low heat and warm gently until the whey starts to run out of
the curds. It must not get hot or the curd will tighten and toughen
too much. Ladle into a muslin-lined colander over a bowl. Tie the
corners of the cloth together and leave to drip overnight. Crackers:
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas 4. Mix the brown and white flour
together and add the salt and baking powder. Rub into the butter and
moisten with enough cream to make a firm dough. Roll out very thinly -
about 1.5mm thick. Prick with a fork and cut into 6cm squares,
diamonds or rounds. Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or
until lightly browned and quite crisp. Cool on a wire rack. Sieve the
cottage cheese. Mix in the freshly chopped herbs and garlic if using.
Season to taste. It may even need a pinch of sugar. Transfer the
cheese to a pretty bowl and serve with home made crackers.
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