Sunday, June 13, 2010

Making Feta





This is a batch of feta cheese. Feta is a short "aged" fresh soft cheese due to the higher moisture content than longer aged harder cheeses. The curd forms in the pot after sitting to set up. It will hang overnight then be turned over and salted then rehung for another 24 hours until it stops dripping. It is then cut up, salted and put it in the fridge in a container. It will be aged at least a week before putting in brine or oil. If put in too soon, it will break down. The salt preserves it and the drier it gets the more crumbled it is. Great for salads and other recipes that call for feta.