Vegan Macadamia Feta Cheese

Ed Tatton

Immerse your self within the artwork of dairy-free craftsmanship with this feta recipe that achieves the proper stability of tanginess and creaminess. 

This home made feta from the BReD cookbook might take 4 days to be completely prepared to make use of, however its crumbly, wealthy, and creamy textures and flavors nail the feta style making it properly definitely worth the wait. 

What you want:

1¼ cups macadamia nuts
2¼ cups plus 4¼ cups filtered water, divided
Zest of two lemons
¼ cup lemon juice
2 cloves
3½ tablespoons dietary yeast
½ teaspoon plus ¼ cup salt
2 tablespoons agar-agar flakes or powder

What you do:

1. For the macadamia feta, in a 4-cup glass jar or different container, add nuts. Add 1¼ cups of filtered water. Cowl and let soak in fridge in a single day.
2. Evenly spray an oblong plastic or glass container with a lid, roughly 5½ × 3½ × 1½ inches, with olive oil, then line with a sheet of plastic wrap, urgent into all corners and stretching out as many creases as potential.
3. Drain nuts and switch to a high-speed blender. Add 1 cup filtered water, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, dietary yeast, and salt. Mix on low velocity for 30 seconds, then slowly improve to excessive velocity, mixing till combination is easy and starting to warmth, 2 to three minutes.
4. Add agar-agar. Mix, beginning on low velocity and slowly growing to excessive, for about 4 minutes to activate setting properties of agar-agar. Pour into ready container and let cool for quarter-hour. Cowl with lid and place in fridge to set in a single day.
5. In a medium saucepan, convey remaining 4¼ cups filtered water to a boil, then add salt. Take away from warmth and put aside to chill. Pour cooled brine right into a container giant sufficient to suit slab of feta, cowl, and put aside in fridge in a single day.
6. Take away feta from fridge. Utilizing plastic wrap as handles, gently elevate from container and switch it to chilled brine container (making certain feta is submerged in brine). Cowl and return to fridge for a minimum of 2 days and as much as 5 days, relying on how agency or salty you favor the feta.
7. Gently take away from brine and retailer in an hermetic container in fridge.

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