Today I have been making my own soft cheese. It is also known as paneer, fromage or queso.
It’s really simple to make and you can eat it plain, flavour it with herbs or even make it into cream cheese!
Currently there are two batches sitting in the kitchen, the first was made from whole milk as per the instructions. The second batch I made by re-using the whey from the first batch. Then repeating the splitting process. This has resulted in a smaller curd, which will be better for a cream style cheese.
I haven’t yet decided what herbs I’m going to flavour my cheese with, but the last batch I made, I flavoured using dried herbs. This worked out ok, but fresh herbs will result in a better, fresher tasting cheese.
(You can see the curds hanging in a cheesecloth pouch to drain in the picture on the left)
I also made oatmeal and raisin cookies today, I have to admit though I cheated and used a packet mix as I have yet to find a recipe that results in moist chewy cookies like you can buy in the supermarket!
This past week and the next few weeks will be absolutely hectic at work and so I haven’t had much time to update my blog. I hope to be able to get a few posts in to keep you up to date with what’s going on!!
