Homemade Cream Cheese

Prep Time: 20min
Cook Time: 10min
Total Time: 30min
Yield: 1 Cup

Ingredients

4 Cups Whole Milk (full fat)
2-3 Tblspn Lemon Juice
1/4 Tspn Salt
Cheese Cloth or Muslin Cloth

Directions

• Add milk in a heavy bottomed sauce pan & let it come to a boil on a medium flame. Once it comes to a boil, add lemon juice little by little by stirring continuously.
• Continue cooking until the mixture curdles. Stir constantly till the mixture has separated completely, there will be a green liquid in the bottom & thick curdles on top. Turn off the flame & keep aside.

• Lay a strainer with a cheese cloth & place it over a large bowl. Pour the curdled mixture in the cheese cloth & let it strain. 

• Leave it for 10-15 minutes & transfer to a blender. Blend until curds have come together & are totally smooth & creamy. It will take around 3-5 minutes & blend again if cream cheese is grainy. Add salt & mix.

• Store it in an airtight container & stays fresh for a week.
• Use it whenever you want.