Home Cheesemaking Recipes (Beginner to Advanced)

Easy 1 hour cheeses....all the way up to Homemade Parmesan Style Cheese

Home cheesemaking is an incredibly satisfying (and delicious) hobby, and you don't have to have a cow at home to get started.  Actually, just about every cheese can be made with store-bought milk, and many are done in as little as an hour!

I've organized this list of cheesemaking recipes from the easiest cheeses to the most complex.

The simple ones require no specialty ingredients, and they're ready in as little as 1 hour.  From there, I take you on to cultured cheeses that take a bit longer and then onto simple pressed cheeses that can be made without specialized equipment.

Finally, I'll give you some recipes for advanced cheeses that you can work towards, like long-aged Parmesan-style cheese and more.

Before you get started, I'd strongly recommend that you read my beginner's guide to cheesemaking, which takes you through all the basics of making cheese at home, including common steps, ingredients, and equipment.

Read More: 50+ Cheesemaking Recipes (Beginner to Advanced)

Of course, I encourage you to check out the whole list, but here are some of my favorites:

• Cheddar Cheese Recipe

• Colby Cheese Recipe

• Paneer Recipe

• Fromage Blanc Recipe

• Farmer’s Cheese Recipe

• 18th Century Farmhouse Cheddar

• Yogurt Cheese Recipe

• Gjetost (Norwegian Brown Cheese Made from Whey)

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Seasonal Preserving

Recipes to keep your larder full all year round…in season now:

• Canning Potatoes

• Canning Boston Baked Beans

• How to Make Lonzino (Cured Pork Loin)

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Things I’m Loving

• Pleasant Hill Grain ~ They sell just about everything you need to put up food on your homestead, and they only carry the highest quality equipment. We’ve bought dozens of pieces of equipment there, including our All-American Pressure Canner, hand crank grain mill, cheese press, cider press, and so much more.

• Harvest Right Freeze Dryers ~ Home freeze drying is becoming more popular every year, as it’s a great way to preserve food without added sugar.  You can freeze dry almost anything, and the food is just like fresh made when rehydrated.

What are you harvesting, preserving, building, or exploring on your homestead this week? I’d love to hear about it!

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Until Next Time,

Ashley at Practical Self Reliance