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Homemade mozzarella takes several minutes to prepare.

Homemade mozzarella takes several minutes to cook.

Homemade mozzarella makes 16 servings.

The ingredients for Homemade mozzarella are:

2.0 tsp Salt
16.0 cup beatrice milk 3.25%
1.5 tsp citric acid
0.25 serving rennet

Here is how you make Homemade mozzarella:

Measure 250ml of water and dissolve citric acid Measure 60ml of water and dissolve 1/4 rennet tablet Pour milk into pot. Stir in citric acid solution. Set pot over medium heat and warm to 32 C Remove pot from heat and gently stir in rennet solution Count to 30. Stop stirring . Cover pot and wait 5min Milk should have set and look like soft silken tofu. Cut it into uniform curds in grid like pattern Place pot back on stove over medium heat and warm curds to 41 C. Stir slowly trying not to break them up to much Remove pan fro. Heat and continue stirring for 5min Ladle curds into microwave safe bowl Microwave curds for 1min, remove when. Fold curds over on themselves a few times Return curds to microwave for 30s check internal temp. Continue in 30s intervals until internal temp of 57C When temp is 57 C sprinkle salt over curds. Using both hands begin to fold and stretch cheese until it becomes firm and has a glossy sheen. Shape cheese Serving Size: 1 ozNumber of Servings: 16.0Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JBIGGS3.

The nutritional information for Homemade mozzarella is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 160.0

• Total Fat: 8.0 g
• Cholesterol: 30.0 mg
• Sodium: 415.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 12.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.0 g
• Protein: 8.0 g