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Kefir Cheese with Amanda Feifer

Kefir Cheese with Amanda Feifer - New England Cheesemaking Supply Company

I don’t always acknowledge this, but there are actually a lot of fermented foods in the world besides artisan cheeses!

Kefir grains, for example, are loaded with highly beneficial probiotic bacteria. When combined with milk, they yield a form of cheese, as Amanda Feifer explains in her article below. They also yield a form of cheesecake (see our recipe using goat’s milk).

Amanda is a fermentation specialist based in Philadelphia. She teaches hands-on workshops on topics ranging from kraut and kefir to kombucha and kimchi. Her website, Phickle.com, has great articles on fermented foods.

Here are two of her fabulous kefir cheese posts:

Easy Cheese – Turning Your Kefir Into Spreadable Gold
By Amanda Feifer at Phickle.com

A little off topic, but I’d like you to meet Grainy Smith Apple. She will fill the palm of your hand.

A few hours of straining yields a spoonable kefir similar to thick yogurt. Strain longer and it becomes spreadable, like cream cheese. At 18–24 hours you end up with a crumbly, feta-like texture.

Another benefit of kefir cheese is the whey by-product. Add it to ferments like pickles or juices and they will ferment vigorously.

Kefir Cheese

Homogenized kefir poured into a strainer lined with cheesecloth will get things started.

Easy Cheese, Part Deux – Garlic and Fine Herbs Spread

Herbed, garlicky kefir cheese spread makes for a lovely spring snack.
Baby spring parsley. Grow your own herbs if you can.
Supermodel chives. Slender, gorgeous, and full of flavor.
Start here. Finish satisfied.

Garlic and Herbes Fines Spreadable Kefir Cheese

Makes a hearty snack for two, spread on cucumber slices, radishes, or toast.

  • 3 tablespoons kefir cheese, strained to spreadable thickness
  • 3 cloves garlic, roasted, peeled, and mashed
  • 1 teaspoon chives, finely chopped
  • 1.5 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, finely chopped
  • Salt to taste
  • Small pinch of pepper

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