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Instant Pot Ukrainian Farm Cheese - Dry Curd Cottage Cheese

Easy to make cheese in just a few steps. Also, easily halved.
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Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 50 minutes
Course Cheesemaking
Cuisine Ukrainian-Canadian

Equipment

  • Instant Pot
  • Instant Pot glass lid
  • Colander
  • Metal whisk
  • Cheesecloth

Ingredients
  

  • 15 cups or 3.5 liters whole milk 3%
  • 2 cups or 500mL cream
  • 1 cup vinegar

Instructions
 

  • Combine the 15 cups of milk and 2 cups of cream in the Instant Pot and top with a glass lid
  • Start heating the milk using the the Yogurt setting. The display should show "Boil"
  • When the cycle moves into the Yogurt setting, turn off the Instant Pot
  • Add 1 cup of vinegar
  • Stir quickly with a metal whisk
  • Pour the mixture into a cheesecloth-lined colander
  • Drain the whey off the cheese in the refrigerator