CAMEMBERT Cheese - How to make Cheese at home

cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt provides a similar creamy texture with fewer calories.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: whole milk

Almond milk is lower in calories but may alter flavor.

calcium chloride

💰Cheaper: lemon juice

Lemon juice can be used in place of calcium chloride for curdling.

cheese wax

💰Cheaper: paraffin wax

Paraffin wax is often less expensive and serves a similar purpose.

Pour 5 liters of milk into a large pot.

Add 100 milliliters of cream to the milk.

Stir in yogurt to the mixture, using a 1:1 ratio with the milk.

Heat the mixture and let it sit for 1 hour until curds form.

Cut the curds into small pieces and let them rest for 10 minutes.

Gently stir the curds while heating to 100°F over 30 minutes.

Scoop the curds into molds and press gently to remove whey.

Let the cheese drain for several hours at room temperature.

Sprinkle salt on the cheese surface and allow to rest for 24 hours.

Transfer to a cool environment to age for 3-4 weeks, turning the cheese regularly.

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