Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Formaggio in Casa


As often as I can, I write down old family recipes in my recipe notebooks. I want to make sure I have every little detail down so I can continue preserving my family culture, foods, and traditions.

I always loved the simplicity and taste of when my nonna made her own cheese. So I made sure to ask her how to make it and document it. We had lunch and then a nice espresso as we waited for the cheese to curdle on the big pot she had put on the stove. She laughed the entire time that I wanted to record this and save it as she explained the process to me. Here is the recipe and my photographs!


Ingredients

1 gallon of whole milk
1 tablet of Junket Rennet Tablets
 Salt
                          Cheese Molds                     

let's make it
                                    
1.  Place a large pot over low heat and pour the entire gallon of milk in the pot.
 

2. Place 1 tablet in a small cup with a teaspoon of water and break it apart with a spoon.

3. Place the broken apart tablet in the pot with milk and stir.
 

4. Place a lid over the pot and cook on low heat until the tablet begins to curdle the milk and chunks start to form. It is around 1 and a half hours. Be sure to check on it occasionally.
 

5. Once all of the broken up cheese rises to the top, take a kitchen skimmer and take the cheese out of the pot and onto a plate.
 

6. Take the cheese and place it in the cheese mold to cool for about 1 hour.
 

7. Once the cheese has cooled, you can slice the cheese into pieces for everyone to enjoy.