Cowgirl Creamery's Fromage Blanc

Ingredients

• 1 gal. pasteurized whole milk
• ¾ to 1 tsp. fine sea salt
• ½ cup Crème Fraîche, homemade or store-bought
• Cheesecloth
• A dairy thermometer
• ¹/₈ teaspoon fromage blanc culture
• 2 drops (0.2 ml.) calcium chloride
• + 2 more ingredients
• • (See "What You'll Need," below, for more info on ingredients & equipment)
  • 1 drop (0.1 ml.) vegetarian rennet

Step 1: "Ripen" the milk. Pour milk into an 8- to 10-qt. heavy-bottomed pot and insert dairy thermometer. Heat milk over medium-high heat to 85°, stirring often to prevent scorching. Remove from heat, remove thermometer, and sprinkle culture as evenly as possible over milk; let rest 10 minutes, t...

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