Farmer's Cheese and Cream Cheese; Kitchen Basics! Noreen's Kitchen

Greetings! Have you ever wondered if you could make your own spreadable cheese at home? I have been learning about cheese for about two years now. Having successfully made Mozzarella I wanted to make my own spreadable cheese. A couple weeks ago, my friend Bev, over at TheMrsVolfie channel made some quick spreadable goats cheese. I decided I would make sure to get an extra bottle of milk the next time we did our milk run so I could make some for myself.
Here I am demonstrating how I made a spreadable farmer's cheese or what the French call a Frommage Blanc or white cheese. I also took it a step further and made a cream cheese by beating some heavy cream into the finished product. You can also derive cottage style cheese from a similar process, but I will do that in another video.
Just knowing how to do this can help you to be more aware that you can make things for yourself. It will also give you a great appreciation for the art of cheese making. Knowing how much milk it actually takes to make a pound of cheese will help you understand why cheese is so expensive! My 10 cups of milk rendered 2 cups of cheese.
This is a relatively simple process that you should learn because homemade cheese is amazing! We made this and used it on bagels for breakfast. Delicious!
You have the freedom to season the cheese any way you like. I have made a plain cream cheese and a seasoned spread. If you wanted to take this a step further, you could unmold the farmer's cheese onto a plate, drizzle with a fine olive oil and top with roasted red peppers and cracked black pepper or mix with roasted garlic for a real treat!
I hope you are inspired to make some cheese for yourself and I hope you love it!
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[@RandomTorok]

Last Saturday I went shopping and bought two liters of whole milk, a liter of butter milk and a liter of heavy cream. Then on Sunday morning I made this recipe. I used the full two liters of milk and two cups of buttermilk and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. It turned out really well. After letting it hang for several hours I added the heavy cream and beat it with my mixer and since the girlfriend likes basil I added fresh basil. I think it will all be gone by the end of tonight.A friend of mine is an instructor at a culinary school and she suggested adding the herbs to the milk as you heat it. This will give a fuller flavor.Thanks Noreen.

[@megg7558]

Dairy causes inflammation and mucus in your body.

[@noreenskitchenchannel]

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[@johnvanderslice7966]

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[@luckyguy71]

Gosh, I just love your videos! I feel like I'm hanging out at a friend's house learning to cook in your kitchen. No pretense, No fancy machines, Just making all the fancy and not so fancy down home cooking using what we all have in our own kitchens and what we can get at our own neighborhood store. Keep up the good work!

[@carolynjordan37]

I, love Noreen's kitchen , she is so sweet, and humble ,and honest. Thank you Noreen for sharing you'r recipes.With us.

[@alicemccain585]

Dear Noreen! Your Farmer's Cheese recipe seems like something I can do! I will make it this evening and get back to you (smile). I want to commend you on your speaking skills, presentation and your husband! All plays the correct parts in making your presentation very successful! Thank you for your time, your knowledge and your love for teaching! Will be watching you..... ALOT!! Sincerely, Alice

[@hedynoble7712]

Thank you for the video. When I was young my Mom used to make farmer's cheese and Half of it she would hang on the clothes line to dry out and get hard for a week or two. It was soooooo good after being out in the sun and hardening. She would also put caraway seeds in it. Thanks again.

[@noreenskitchenchannel]

No this is from a place called Maple View Farms in North Carolina. I have a local mom and pop store that makes the 2 hour drive once a week to bring this local milk to us. It is hands down the best milk we have ever had. Thick cream, whole milk that borders on half and half and butter milk to die for as well as butter, but I usually make my own for spreading.

[@birdiebrown8966]

I tried your farmers cheese and it was absolutely wonderful. I added some salt, garlic powder and dried chives. Beat it with a little cream and voila! Thank you for the videos.

[@lydiasherrinburg1681]

Thanks for posting this. I've made goat cheese for years, and love it. It's so cheap to make cheese if you have a goat that eats your grass and gives you milk from it. Just a bit of cheese salt and vinegar and cooking and pressing makes a bounty of eating Of course one can make the hard cheeses to slice, once the basics are learned.

[@Joanncrtt]

Great tutorials. thank you for sharing your recipes and wonderful videos of the steps. You! Are! My! Hero!

[@julietdispensa2754]

I didn't realise how easy it is to make cream cheese. I am glad I found your channel.

[@silkytp789]

You really do a good job of demonstrating this. Thanks for your effort!

[@jsboyes1]

Noreen, I am learning so much from you! Thank you so much for sharing your gift. My desire is to be less dependent (and save money of course) and you are helping me do that! YAY NOREEN!!

[@kellyd4221]

Thanks so much for sharing this video! You have answered many of my questions, in a very pleasant fashion. I am eager to try my own.

[@lynndutt2219]

I just added cream to my milk order so I can make this this week. Thanks for the information.

[@dianavestal850]

I have watched at least a dozen of these how to make cheese but I must say this one was my favorite. And the suggestions on what to do with the weigh is awesome! Thank you for making this video. These days no one knows how to do things our grand parents did on a daily and weekly basis just as a normal routine. We have lost all that knowledge. I thank God I was taught some of this but cheese making wasn't one of them. If anything happens to our ability to just run to the store and buy stuff ready made very few will know how to survive. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge with the world.

[@PresbyOrganist1]

Noreen - Again, I love your videos! They give me such inspiration. I'm looking forward to making Farmer's Cheese and Cream Cheese this weekend; once the cheese is done, I'm going to spread it on a slice of homemade bread. You are the best!!

[@loisreed222]

I love your channel it’s awesome I’ve learned so much omg love love love you and your husband thanks for doing this so great 😀

[@mksitty38583]

i cant wait to try your recipes...i love being able to make my own stuff.

[@AussieAngeS]

Fantastic, I'm amazed at this. Wonderful video Noreen thank you

[@lynnjames5039]

Hi Noreen I just wanted to share with you I have binge watched ( and enjoyed)every cooking video you have, I have had a stroke and can not cook by myself yet but when I can your you tube channel will be the first place I go, thank you so much for all the inspiration! It’s exactly what I need to get through this mess I’m in again thank you I enjoy watching you and your very talkative husband Rick, lol, my husbands name is also Rick and also quiet

[@sis.kristy1295]

Love the info....you are awesome. I just made apple butter in my roaster like your video. Thank you!!!

[@dedestorer4917]

So interesting and tasty, I'm sure. I will try both of these. Thanks for the clear instructions.

[@helenpidcock9457]

Love your videos! Can't wait to try this cheese! You are adorable on here! Thanks

[@theolivegrovediaries801]

Thanks Noreen, great info and so easy to follow.

[@1stSchoolofLife]

Thank-you for the flour sack towel tip!

[@jassonjasson7418]

Excellent recipe chef 👍👌👏 and excellent tutorial. Thank you for your effort 🙏. You are a 🌞shine

[@dpuclats]

This was way helpful. Way to go Noreen.

[@mpedals]

cant wait to try this with buttermilk,,,,,,,looks amazing,,,thank you

[@virginiamiranda8354]

whey cool video

[@amydrooks2090]

Kitty can smell the cheese and wants a liitle bit. Cats love cheese!

[@loverslanelodge]

I've made this twice now for my family and it is a huge hit! the first batch was gone in 2 days! Thanks so much for the awesome recipe.

[@user-qn9if1pi8e]

Great recipe looks so delicious 😋😋😋 Nice sharing 👍👍👍

[@indigohonesty]

Thank you for sharing this with us!!!

[@ArtichokeMePal]

I am so happy I have found your channel! I wish I knew you in real life, I would love to talk with you and just pick your brain and try your foods!

[@ChicagoCubana]

yum! Getting ingredients tomorrow. will make it for sure. thanks Noreen.

[@HealingDivineLove]

My Cheese came out wonderful! Thank you so much. I'm so excited.

[@kathythorstad8049]

Interesting technique. I have been making cheese at home for several years and never saw this before.

[@noreenskitchenchannel]

Awesome! Glad to hear this worked for you and you were able to adapt it to your dietary needs! Like I always say, what have you got to lose by trying? Nothing!

[@lindaroww9620]

Looks so easy ,and delicious thank you for sharing God bless you

[@mmcc67]

Great video...thanks for uploading. I plan to show this to my son so he can learn too!

[@navnitachaudhuri8963]

Amazing how you make it.look so easy

[@marlenesalahuddin3593]

U r verygood, u make things so simple. Thanks

[@carollopez8597]

Thanks Chista. Add some mashed potato and chopped chives and you have the best ever pirogui filling. Chives much better than chopped green onions. Best in the world. People used to Flock from all over to pig out on my Grandmother's pirogis that she made just like this. She used her own recipe for the noodle dough to wrap the filling. After we boiled them we fried them till the edges were crisp. They were so good you behaved your self for a week after.

[@GraceRoberson]

"milk gone bad, wearing a little leather jacket and a switch blade" hhaahahahahahaaaa

[@magnels1878]

You give me so much confidence to try things I've never done before. You are my hero! I could watch and luster to you for days! In fact when I first found your channel I did watch for the whole weekend. I can't print these recipes. And I want to make both of these cheeses. My husband keeps asking when I'm gonna make them for him. If you could let me know when I can print them, it would be appreciated!

[@jedwhit1]

I enjoyed YOU so much! Wish you lived next door! I have to have that sign behind you...am going to have one made!

[@agneszephyrin3937]

Thanks for sharing, I never new is was so easy I going to try it as soon as I go to the supermarket and get the products.. I am a new subscriber to your channel, I am from Barbados in the Caribbean, God's blessing to you and family..

[@robinmazariegos1]

best cheese making video out there!! Thanks

[@Stressfree67]

I may be glad that I have seen your video because other videos never mentioned to have the milk room tempered and I simply placed the milks cold into a pan and to make a long story short none of the milk curdled. So I am letting it sit until it does. In the meantime, I will be trying your method this coming weekend.

[@noreenskitchenchannel]

I do love that dispenser! I am glad you told me how to get it too!

[@thisdamecooks]

You can make cream cheese with homemade sourcream. Just bring a pint of cream to room temp, add 2 Tbsp yogurt to it and let it set in a warm spot overnight. Season as desired and place in a bag or flour sack and hang in the frig overnight. Roll the ball in black pepper and use as boursin.

[@shannonmonette6598]

You make this all look so easy!

[@kimgage4364]

When you consider all the chemicals they put in our food these days this is a much healthier choice! Looks delicious!

[@paulatalbot6036]

Revisiting this video. Thank you Loved this video

[@lindat829]

You're a good instructor. Thank you

[@lindat829]

A gallon of organic whole milk 2017 cost $7.29 at the grocery store.

[@pnthead]

Great video, thanks Noreen!

[@charliealexander1096]

I made it last night. was delish. I do not like milk mom said I took my self off of milk when I was 9 months old. My husband loves milk and he liked the cheese a lot.. Here is what I did with it. We started putting seasonings in it and made a dip ....is great. I started out with 1/2 gal of milk and I made my own buttermilk. (I was out) The time frame it takes to make it is almost none. very little time hands on, just wait time. I will do this again. Thanks Noreen!!!!

[@jacquelineford6130]

I live in Turkey we there isn’t buttermilk, but kefir works perfectly as a substitute for any recipe that calls for buttermilk. I just started making it myself (kefir) so I will try it in your recipe. I also always use raw milk when making kefir and yogurt, so it should work here as well.

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

I know I am commenting as the video progresses...BUTTER MILK!! Good IDEA!! I will DEF try that!

[@MarySullivanFrasier]

Yum! Between your video and Bev's, I just have to do this! My grandparents (and my Dad, when he was young) were dairy farmers and it's ridiculous that I've never even tried making my own cheese. I'm with you on the cheese cloth, too. It can't seriously cost very much to make, but they sure charge an arm and a leg for it. So, flour sack towels it is! Thanks so much for the excellent instruction and the inspiration, Noreen! (you and Rick sure have a whey with words! lol)

[@deborahc1402]

Love you video's so wonderful.

[@lisabooker6405]

I wish I could jump through this screen and hug the mess out of you! I keep finding folks older videos so you'll probably never see this comment but idc! I'm gonna through the good vibes into the universe for ya! HA! LOL Yup, I'm so excited to try this I'm being a weirdo! This is awesome. I've now got two recipes so far I'll be FOR SURE making in the next week! Thanks so much! You're awesome, can't say it enough. TFS!

[@dgrm76]

Thank you Noreen!!!

[@Nennyjls2009]

cool i love it this looks like a lot of fun to make ur own cheese and flavor it any way u want. milk is expensive so is cheese especially the fancy spreadable stuff..i am deff gonna try this out thanks love your vids ur awesome!

[@dalemills7926]

I love those bar towels too..I use them when I make butter ❤️

[@robertnoraas2636]

nice easy im going to try it thanks

[@jrbailey3208]

Truly fantastic video and your presentation is truly superb! Thank you so much for teaching us how to easily make some basic cheeses. My goal is to have goats next year and found a small hobby dairy; using goat's milk for making cheddars and then brie.

[@sharonmathewson6819]

Great tutorial!

[@thisdamecooks]

make a cheese bag with flour sack cloth. Really handy for draining cheese and as a jelly bag. Brew shops sell them for straining beer.

[@GoodGolly.MissLolly]

Wow! I didn't realise it was so easy to make!

[@chuck8261]

Thanks for the good video. helped me out!

[@hanstun1]

I just made this by mistake by making home made yogurt in a slow cooker. As the yogurt was almost done I had put the cooker on low heat to get the temp back up to 40ish C. I forgot that I had turned it on and 2 hours later it was REALLY hot and all the whey had separated. Filtered it and added some salt and garlic....WOW!

[@trudymautz4388]

Great recipes, thanks so much

[@e.a.9923]

Thanks for sharing and God bless you abundantly.

[@fairygirl69]

And heck yes, I'm trying this recipe!

[@marlborored100s]

Y'all are so cute!!!

[@luvthisscrap]

HA HA WALTER WHITE that cracked me up! Noreen you ROCK!!! Can I come live with you guys???! LOL I am so lucky to have found your videos on YT today!!! I can not wait to make my own cheese. Your video is sooooo soooo thorough, I really appreciate it! Great job!

[@fashioncounterccs]

Thanks Noreen. Loved your video. I am shocked to know that people throw away the milk that curdles on its own or gone bad the way you put it. Ever since my childhood days my mother has been making Paneer from milk which curdled on its own or by adding whey buttermilk or lemon juice or vinegar. And her mother before her and so on. Now I do it :D. In India, we make paneer by curdling milk and do not need to use rennet or anything chemical etc. Just simple butter milk, lemon or whey or vinegar is used and almost daily we make it as we do not have culture to store anything or freeze anything. Mainly due to hot weather and fresh milk and vegetables are easily available and therefore we don't need to freeze them . I was looking a video for making mozzerella or Parmesan or Cheddar cheese without using rennet. I came across your video and absolutely loved it. All sweet dish here are made from chhena or cheese before it is pressed and made paneer. The way you r u bbed the chhena or cheese till oil comes out and becomes soft and creamy. Varanasi is a well known place which is famous for it s pure cow milk and sweet dishes made of this awesome delirious milk. I make mascarpony cheese which is like cream cheese quite often. I quite often make Tiramisu love it so much. Thanks once again for such an informational video. Try rasgulla recipe an Indian Bengali sweet dish you would love it is not at all difficult to make. Keep us informed about your many cooking experiences. And I will keep looking for making mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese and cheddar cheese without rennet.

[@Barbarra63297]

Ooops you just answered my question on the video about raw milk lol thx again!

[@GodGunsGutsandNRA]

I started out using bags that I used for wine making, but my husband bought me several pkgs of flour sack towels. I love the texture, but my OCD couldn't deal with all the excess cloth hanging around, so I placed all my stainless steel bowls on the towels, measured & marked out from the edge, used my serger to sew & cut it the excess. I then used round elastic, and my attachment so the elastic is enclosed. This allows me to place my towel in the bowl, pour everything in the bowl, then gather the elastic edge into a rubber band, and hang it from my cabinet knob twine noose that I keep on one knob. I know, excessive OVERKILL, but I love having 30 ready to go drain bags. :))

[@noreenskitchenchannel]

No worries! I like the buttermilk because it already contains active cultures. The same could be done with a bit of yogurt, but I don't think you would need as much. The buttermilk also adds a nice tang and smoothness to the finished product. I am going to tackle an easy pseudo cottage cheese next that requires no rennet. We shall see how that pans out.

[@benjiyamamoto4222]

Always wondered how to make cream cheese TY

[@broughamb]

I made this, this weekend- found a near-date 4pt whole organic milk. I used a fairly new T-shirt which was too thick for the job but the cheese cloth i have it too thin. I split the in half and seeded part with a couple of bits of crumbled blue cheese. It's currently still growing.

[@peelmeone]

Excellent advice regarding "milk or cream that has gone south". So long as you have a good reefer, when the container is sitting on the counter for short times only, the caps are immediately replaced after pouring, and there is nobody drinking directly from the container, what you have is a fermentation from lacto-bacillus. Use it as you did, use in in your next pancakes, cornbread, biscuits, etc. For heaven's sake, don't throw it down the drain.

[@magnels1878]

Help Noreen! I can't get your recipes to print. When I hit the print this recipe the web site goes back to the you-tube video. :( I love you, your family and videos. I love how your videos are made. You are so talented in several ways. You're an amazing and smart cook. And you are a natural with the Camara as well as a great teacher. I am so glad I found you!

[@noreenskitchenchannel]

That's easy! Just slice some ripe strawberries and add it too the cream cheese, then beat lightly with the mixer. You will love the result! You can do this with any berries.

[@vitaminsforbreakfast]

LOVELY videos. :D thank you!

[@32anth]

Very good video Noreen!

[@shelleymorton4838]

We have a small goat dairy in Oklahoma, and have been making our own fresh cheese for a few years. I look forward to trying your method for this spreadable cheese, it looks divine! AND I've already placed an order for the Crazy Mixed Up Salt, Thanks!

[@noreenskitchenchannel]

+Shelley Morton great! I also have a recipe for a copycat version of that salt. Called super savory salt. You can find it on my channel page

[@shelleymorton4838]

Thanks Noreen, I found your recipe blend for the crazy mixed up salt, and yes, I do have most of those items in my kitchen already. I subscribed and will be looking forward to watching many more videos. I appreciate you for sharing your knowledge.

[@deborahdeantorain4882]

Good job as always

[@coachpauldobson]

YOU ROCK! Thanks so much

[@RedBerryatHomesteadHopes]

Awesome Video Noreen! I will def put this in my book of knowledge & give it a try. I love Cream Cheese on Bagels & I could flavor my own. Yumm Thanks for all you share with us. Some people have "Whey" to much time on their hands to leave silly comments. Hehe

[@fairygirl69]

Well said WaterGirl! Also I like to know these things just bc it's good to have the information . If the poo does indeed fly I know I'll have a way to provide cheese ( a valuable protein source) for my family and friends if I can barter for milk which I'm making a bet that I may be able too.

[@shawnabelle2824]

oh my I cant wait,and finding you on fb

[@allih4318]

You're quoting Breaking Bad lines, you are so awesome!!! Haha

[@bobean48]

I love or you to make a cook book specifically on home canning and cheese .,making.We have just started homesteading and would love all this in paper back ,since we will be off grid soon...thank you!!!....

[@poojaadvani7792]

Being a vegetarian it was difficult to use cream cheese in any recipe Thank you soo much I did make it and it is delicious

[@noreenskitchenchannel]

Glad you liked it. However This "cream cheese" is really only a spreading cheese and not an appropriate swap for commercial cream cheese in recipes. I am wondering why commercial cream cheese is not a good choice for vegetarians?

[@ardith11]

thanks for a great channel

[@noreenskitchenchannel]

I agree! Drinking from the bottle is a big no, no in my house. We never do it. My girls and I don't drink milk. I personally can't stand the taste of it. Only enjoy it as cheese or sour cream etc.

[@denaphillips2231]

Awesome!

[@jannethiebaud1493]

Noreen, thank you for your wonderful recipes, and giving us so much of your time, I am one of your Aussie fans. Can I ask you if either of these cheeses are suitable for making your Mum's cheese cake recipe? Thank you

[@noreenskitchenchannel]

Hi! Thanks for the kind comments! Unfortunately this cheese is not going to work in the cheesecake or any cheesecake recipe. Commercial cream cheese is needed due to the fact that it has other things in it that make the cheesecake work. This cheese is great for enjoying on crackers, or toast or sandwiches etc. Hope that helps!