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Farmer's Cheese From Goat's Milk

5/1/2018

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Farmer's Cheese, made from our goat's milk, is a house hold family favorite here at Blue Cactus! It is one of the simplest cheeses to make and it is delicious! This is a very versatile cheese that you can eat plain or add many different variations of herbs and spices. Whatever suits your fancy and makes your taste buds dance, you can add to this cheese. Have fun with it and enjoy!

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PREPARATION TIME:
Warming Milk/Adding Vinegar - 15 min
Curds & Whey Separation - 10 min
Straining Curds - 1 hour
Mix Ingredients - 2 min

INGREDIENTS:

* 1 Gallon Goat Milk
*  1/2 Cup Apple Cider Vinegar
​* 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
*  2 Tablespoons Fresh Chopped Green Onion
*  1 Tablespoon Fresh Chopped Dill


EQUIPMENT:
* Stainless Steel Stock Pot
* Stainless Steel Spoon
* Slotted Spoon
* Cheese Cloth (or old , clean pillow case)
* Food Grade Thermometer 

* Strainer
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First thing's first. Make sure you have all ingredient and equipment ready. Once you have gathered everything, pour the milk into your pan and set your heat to medium. Heating the milk slowly will insure that you do not burn your milk. Continue to stir milk frequently. When milk begins to simmer around the edges check the temperature. You want the milk to get to 162 degrees Fahrenheit. 
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Once you have your milk to the correct temperature, turn off heat and move to a new burner. Pour the apple cider vinegar into the hot milk and stir until well incorporated, about 10 seconds. You will notice the curds separating from the whey instantly. Allow to sit for 10 minutes so all the curds and whey separate.
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​After the curds and whey have all separated, you can begin to spoon the curds into your cheese cloth lined strainer. If you do not have cheese cloth handy, a clean, old pillow case is the next best thing and works great! Using your slotted spoon, continue to scoop the whey into your strainer until completely removed from whey.
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​Wrap the cloth around the cheese and squeeze the majority of the liquid out. This step is not necessary but will cut the drain time down drastically. If you are wanting a moist Farmer's Cheese, you can put cheese in a bowl and skip the next step. If you are looking for more of a crumble cheese, then twist the top of your cloth and allow the cheese to continue to drain for another hour.
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​After your cheese is done draining, unwrap the cloth and place in a bowl. Using a fork, crumble the cheese to separate. Add your salt, green onion, and dill and mix well. That is all folks! You have a delicious, easy to make cheese, right in your own home. If you would like to remold the cheese go right ahead.
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10 Comments
Mihaela Korcz
2/12/2019 08:30:24 am

This recipe is delicious and my family loves it, although I make it with store boght cow milk. Hopefully one day I’ll have some goats too!!! Thank you for sharing!!

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Monica
5/28/2020 02:31:35 pm

I followed your recipe to the letter and the curds did not separate from the whey. What am I doing wrong? There are some curds at the bottom of the pan, but that's it.

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Jonah P link
12/31/2020 01:37:31 am

Good readding this post

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Leslie Mandic
2/26/2021 02:06:39 pm

Hey Crystal, when kidding is over can you add Cajeta to your recipes and any other of your cheeses or what not that you show us Please.

Do you ever add Cinnamon sticks to your Cajeta? Why or why not?

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Emily link
3/31/2021 01:57:04 pm

Thanks so much for the recipe! It was my first time making cheese & I think it turned out well. Can you do anything w the left over liquid?

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LOTTIE M STEWART
5/17/2021 07:38:21 pm

Love making your Colby cheese need to know when to put wax and how long to age tastes good now

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Erin
9/22/2024 11:06:50 am

Trying to find some sort of way to contact you. I would love to know if you have any suggestions on a milking machine. I currently have a total of eight goats that I Milk and I would love a machine that I can use on my Nigerian dwarfs that can milk 4goats at one time. I will be adding to the herd next year as well. Any advice would be very grateful thank you

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Angela link
9/29/2024 09:04:04 am

Melasty makes a wonderful milking machine, and you can get a couple different models to milk 4 at a time. They do also have teat cups sized for ND. Superb customer support. mittysupply.com

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Leonard link
9/22/2024 10:08:26 pm

Hello mate, nice blog

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