Cheeses

[jprrichards]

Hello, I'm new here and not too sure if I'm in the right place to ask this question, anyway I live in India and I need to find out about substitute cheese to make cheesecake since I cant get mascapone cheesehere. Thanks, Richards

[Kitchen Witch]

Can you get cream cheese?

Here's a recipe to make it -


Homemade Cream Cheese Recipe

Ready in: 2-5 hrs

1 gallon whole milk
1 quart cultured buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon salt

Pour milk and buttermilk into a large pan and suspend the thermometer in the milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the termperature reads 170 degrees.

Keep the mixture on the heat and the temperature of the milk between 170 and 175 degrees. After 30 minutes, the mixture should start to separate into curds (the lumps) and whey (the liquid). Line a strainer with several layers of moistened cheesecloth and set it inside a large bowl. Then lift the curds from the milk mixture and lay them in the cheesecloth. Pour the remainder of the whey through the cheesecloth and save the whey for other recipes (buttermilk). Let curds drain at room temperature for 2 to 4 hours.

Remove the cheese from the cheesecloth and place in blender with the salt. Blend until creamy. Store the cheese in small containers with tight fitting lids and refrigerate.

The cheese can also be frozen, thawed and then beaten again in blender until creamy.



We have recipes on site for ricotta cheese cakes - can you get that - or would you like to make the ricotta to make the cheese cake? If you use the search - you will find the recipe as for that as well.

Please let me know.

Kitchen Witch