Description
A delicious, creamy cheese that perks up bagels and sandwiches. Very simple to make and the variations are endless. Try to use a full fat yogurt such as Balkan style. You could easily experiment with many other ingredients such as, chopped olives, fresh herbs or sweet ingredients.
Ingredients
- 3 cups plain yogurt
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
Instructions
- Line a strainer with 2 layers of cheesecloth; place over a large bowl for drainage.
- In a medium bowl
- mix together yogurt
- garlic
- salt
- and pepper.
- Pour yogurt mixture into the cheesecloth-lined strainer. Place the strainer and drainage bowl in the refrigerator until all of the liquid has drained
- 1 to 2 days. Empty the drainage bowl occasionally so you can tell when cheese has stopped draining.
- Transfer cheese to a covered container; store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Prep Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 2 days
Servings: 16