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PlutoSurvivor
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posted May 02, 2015 05:40 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for PlutoSurvivor     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
How to make great homemade mozzarella
http://m.instructables.com/id/How-To-make-Great-Homemade-Mozzarella/

This URL comes from another great new library book called "How To Do Absolutely Everything, Homegrown Projects from Real Do-It-Yourself Experts"

There are photos with the instructions.

I'm posting the cheese instructions because I have wonderful memories of driving about 1-1/2 hours away to a small family-owned cheese factory and stocking up on the freshest mozzarella that oozes milk as you squeeze it. Wouldn't it be great to have oozing freshness without a long drive? If you live near a cheese maker you are so lucky!

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PlutoSurvivor
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posted May 02, 2015 05:53 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for PlutoSurvivor     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It takes a dozen steps, less one, to give you a general idea, and you need a thermometer...

Gently heat the milk- whole fat milk

Adding the citric acid powder (just so you know, it's natural - the ascorbic avid is manmade)

Adding the rennet - liquid, plus in chlorinated water

Check for a clean break, to see if there is curdle

Cut and cook the curds, in a cross cross pattern, and mix them

Straining the curds, use muslin cloth and reserve the whey

Optional cheese press, 10 minute process

Chop roughly and salt

Prepare to stretch curds

Stretching your curds into ball form

Finished mozzarella, storage in slightly salted water

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PlutoSurvivor
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posted May 02, 2015 05:58 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for PlutoSurvivor     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Several more recipes. Just search to "instructables" web site.
http://m.instructables.com/food/

Have fun

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Ami Anne
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posted May 02, 2015 06:01 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ami Anne     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
WOW PS

This looks brave like my tofu which failed

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PlutoSurvivor
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posted May 02, 2015 07:24 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for PlutoSurvivor     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Maybe you will have better luck with this?

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