Homemade Processed Cheese

⏳ Time

20 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

The quality of the cottage cheese is very important. If the processed cheese turns out too runny, try adding cream next time.

Ingredients

Cottage cheese - 14.1 oz
Butter - 1.8 oz
Chicken Egg - 1 piece
Activated Baking Soda - 1 teaspoon
Salt - to taste
Spices - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Pass the cottage cheese, preferably homemade, through a sieve using a spoon. Ideally, you can also use a meat grinder.

Step 2

Then add the egg, butter, baking soda, and salt to the cottage cheese.

Step 3

Place a pot with this mixture over low heat and stir everything with a spoon until it becomes a homogeneous mass. Along the way, add spices—I sprinkled dried basil. If you want to give the processed cheese a yellowish color, add turmeric.

Step 4

Stir continuously until the mass completely melts and the first bubbles appear. If you overcook it, water may start to separate, and the processed cheese will have a consistency similar to feta cheese.