Home Cheese Making: Recipes for 75 Delicious Cheeses by Ricki Carroll

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I love cheese! I am a died-in-the-wool, certified cheeseaholic. Needless to say, I was very excited to get a book about making cheese myself! You can find everything from the very simple with little or no equipment or special ingredients needed, to the more complex cheese that need special ingredients, equipment and even storage.

Whole Milk Ricotta is probably the easiest to start with. It’s fairly quick with no real special equipment needed other than cheesecloth. I have made this many times. There’s nothing like a nice lasagna or fresh cannoli filling made from ricotta cheese you have made yourself!!

Another good one if you don’t want to buy a lot of equipment is 30-Minute Mozzarella. You do have to have rennet, lipase powder and citric acid, but those are usually fairly easy to find whether online or in your local natural foods store. This is a fun one to get the kids involved with, though with lots of adult help and supervision. I can say from experience that you will be building great memories with your kids making fresh mozzarella. Use it on homemade pizzas for supper that night, and give them a memory of a lifetime!

Whether you just want to make your own cream cheese, creme fraiche or other soft cheeses or want to branch out, invest and get into cheese making seriously, you will find what you need in this book.

I received a copy of this book from Storey Publishing for my honest review. All thoughts and opinons are my own.

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