Neufchâtel Final Product

Neufchâtel is done and it tastes great - like a sweet

cream cheese! Here are some pictures of the process.

Curds before draining the whey:

Curds hung in butter muslin to drain:

(Maybe not so good for

the faucet....)

And the final, "dry" curds (in our nice, new orange

mixing bowl):

Finally, after some kneading, salting, and shaping,

here is the finished product:

Voila - 4 cute little hearts! I was careful not to oversalt this time.

To finish, I wrapped each in a square of cheese paper, and

now they can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

I am really enjoying this new hobby, but we will need to

find some people to help us eat it all. This recipe yielded

2 pounds of cheese!