The fat content of cottage cheese does not affect the taste and texture of processed cheese. The only condition is that the cottage cheese should not be sour and hard. You can do without turmeric, but then the cheese will have an inexpressive white color. Turmeric will provide the cheese with a soft yellow color, which will greatly increase the visual appeal of the dish.
At home, processed cheese is prepared in a water bath, so first choose two pans that are suitable in size. Put cottage cheese in a small saucepan, knead large pieces.
Break eggs, add salt.
Butter should be soft. The bar is cut into cubes and thrown into the pan.
Put soda and turmeric.
Prepared products are whipped with a blender at medium speed. After 1-2 minutes, the mass will become homogeneous. "Hand" whipping will not give such a good result, and the cheese will be lumpy.
Build a water bath. The cheese is boiled for 20 minutes with frequent stirring. The cheese mass will gradually become viscous, the color will change slightly.
Warm cheese is poured into molds, it is very convenient to use, at home, wide glasses or small glass jars with lids.
Chilled cheese can be served at the table. It should be remembered that fresh processed cheese will seem liquid, its consistency is similar to sour cream. To achieve density and density, you need to withstand the processed cheese for a day in the refrigerator.
It will become so thick that you can fearlessly turn the forms over, the cheese will not even “move”. Processed cheese is considered a sandwich, it is always served with bread.
At home, cottage cheese cheese is very similar to cheese of the famous Yantar brand, the taste is almost identical.
Having received a frozen product, you can fantasize and create new dishes. Cheese is mixed with pieces of ham or fried mushrooms. Sometimes smoked prunes, fresh herbs are added. A very tasty snack option is obtained by mixing cheese with smoked red fish.
Processed cheese with various additives can be layered with thin layers of puff pastry, filled with baskets or tubes of salty shortcrust pastry.
The finished product is stored in the refrigerator for 3-4 days, the dishes should be closed.
