Janu Siers - Latvian Cheese Recipe

📝 Ingredients

• Full Fat Milk - 1 litre
• Soft Paneer / Ricotta Cheese - 400 gm
• Vinegar as needed
• Butter - 75 gm
• Egg - 1
• Salt - to taste
• Caraway Seeds - 1 tsp

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Bring milk to boil.
2. 2Add crumbled paneer or ricotta and heat it.
3. 3The milk will start curdling.
4. 4Add vinegar if the whey doesn't separate.
5. 5Once the whey is clear, remove from flame and stir it for a minute or two.
6. 6Drain the whey in a colander and collect the cheese.
7. 7Take the cheese in a apn and add butter and egg.
8. 8Whisk all the ingredients to combine.
9. 9Cook this on medium flame.
10. 10At first the cheese will crumble but after a while it will come together as a soft dough.
11. 11At this stage, remove the cheese from flame.
12. 12Line a plastic container with a cotton or muslin cloth.
13. 13Transfer the cheese into it.
14. 14Wrap it with the cloth.
15. 15Place a heavy object on top to set the cheese.
16. 16Set it aside for an hour or two.
17. 17Remove the weight on top.
18. 18Cover the container and refirgerate the cheese for 24 hours.
19. 19Remove the cloth and slice it up.
20. 20Enjoy!