Philadelphia soft cream cheese was created almost a century and a half ago. It is widely used in cooking for rolls, cheesecakes and other desserts. Philadelphia is a real delicacy. It is not cheap and is not sold in all stores. But zealous housewives have long found more budgetary replacements for this cheese.
It is necessary
- For homemade Philadelphia cheese:
- - 1 liter of milk (necessarily pasteurized);
- - 500 ml of kefir;
- - 1 egg;
- - 1 tsp Sahara;
- - tsp salt;
- - lemon acid.
- For "Philadelphia" home-style cottage cheese:
- - 500 g fat-free cottage cheese;
- - 200 ml cream (30% fat);
- - 200 g sour cream (20% fat);
- - salt.
- For Philadelphia from sour cream:
- - 500 g sour cream (20% fat);
- - 250 g sour cream (30% fat).
- For Philadelphia with President cheese:
- - 200 g of cottage cheese (5% fat);
- - 200 g of President cream cheese.
Instructions
Step 1
Homemade Philadelphia cheese
Pour the pasteurized milk into a saucepan over a low heat and, stirring occasionally, start heating. Add granulated sugar and salt before boiling. As soon as the milk boils, immediately pour in the kefir, which should be at room temperature. Stir everything thoroughly until the mixture curdles. Then line the colander with 4 layers of cheesecloth. Place a container under the colander where excess liquid will drain.
Step 2
Pour the curd into a colander. For 15-20 minutes, while the whey is draining, mix the mass very gently a couple of times with a spoon (you cannot squeeze it with your hands). In a separate bowl, beat the egg with a pinch of citric acid until foamy. Then gradually add the cooked curd mass (while still warm). Stir everything very well until smooth. It is better to beat all the ingredients with a mixer. Then cool the resulting homemade cheese. It can be used in place of Philadelphia for baked goods and desserts.
Step 3
Home-style "Philadelphia" from cottage cheese
Combine sour cream with fat-free creamy cottage cheese. Whip the cream with a mixer or blender. Then gradually, while continuing to beat, add the cooked curd mass. Season with salt to taste and mix all ingredients well. Then leave the cheese at room temperature for a day to ripen. After this time, transfer the "Philadelphia" home-style to the refrigerator, where it can be stored for a month. The cheese made with this recipe is used to make cheesecakes and other baked goods.
Step 4
"Philadelphia" from sour cream
Mix sour cream very thoroughly with different percentages of fat. Then transfer the mixture to a canvas bag or cheesecloth folded in several layers. Hang over a container overnight where excess liquid will drain. In the morning, in a canvas bag, you will get a very thick sour cream of high fat content, which, if necessary, can also be replaced with Philadelphia cheese in baked goods.
Step 5
"Philadelphia" cheese "President"
Mix creamy cottage cheese with soft creamy President cheese until smooth. This Philadelphia cheese substitute can be used to make rolls.
