Homemade Yogurt Cottage Cheese

ingredients

makes about 225 g or 1 cup cheese.

30 ml (2 tbls) natural (plain) yogurt
1.15 litre (2 pt) 5 cups milk

method

1. Put the yogurt into a large bowl and gradually stir in the milk.

2. Cover the bowl and leave it in a warm place for 4 days.

3. Scald and cool an old glass cloth or piece of cheesecloth or fine muslin.

4. Stand a colander in a large dish and lay the cloth inside.

5. Pour the soured milk into the cloth.

6. Tie the corners of the cloth together and hang it up with a dish underneath so that the whey can drip out.

7. Leave it for 24 hours.

8. Unwrap the cheese, turn it into a bowl and mix well with a spoon.