You guys, we totally made cheese

Guess what you guys, my friends and I made mozzarella cheese! FROM SCRATCH.

Ever since I read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver last year, I really wanted to try making my own cheese. In the book, Kingsolver recommends New England Cheesemaking Supply Company so we got their 30 Minute Mozzrella & Ricotta Kit. It probably took us more like 45 minutes, but still! Easier than I ever thought it would be to make cheese.

I'm not going to post the whole recipe... if you are interested, you really should buy the kit. It has a step-by-step guide and all the ingredients (besides milk).

Curds and whey!

Mary Gen stirring away

Me stretching the cheese

Fresh mozzarella cheese balls! Admittedly not the most aesthetically pleasing cheese, but it was our first try. And it tasted good! I think that we let it cool too much before we tried to shape it. Just something to keep in mind if you decide to make your own cheese.

It especially tasted good once we made pizza out of it!!