Cyprian Halloumi Cheese Recipe

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Cyprian Halloumi Cheese
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Ingredients
4
Count
Nutrition
170
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 8 pints fresh milk , either goats or ewe or cow
  • 1 tsp rennet
  • little salt , if desired
  • 1 tsp mint

Directions:

  1. To fresh milk add rennet and leave till set (about 30 minutes).
  2. Break up and place resulting mass into muslin in about two lots (this depends on the amount of milk used).
  3. Drain any whey from curds back into pan, leave to stand in muslin for about half an hour after which they will be firmer and in oval shape.
  4. Meanwhile bring whey to the boil.
  5. Any curds which form on the top may be gathered and used fresh/ add sugar and cinnamon or placed in muslin and hung to dry to form a hard cheese suitable for grating onto pasta etc.
  6. Once milk has come to the boil, remove soft curds from muslin and place into boiling pan.
  7. Simmer gently until the cheese floats to the top, but certainly for approximately 20 minutes.
  8. Remove cheese, if liked, sprinkle with salt and fold in half and place a weight on top.
  9. Leave in fridge for at leave 2 hours before use.
  10. It may be stored in a jar with a small amount of the whey (keep cool).
  11. The remaining whey may be used to boil spaghetti in, when cooked, cooked chicken may be added to form a soup, serve with bread (this is a typical Cypriot lunch, nothing is wasted) The soft curds which form on the top to which sugar and cinnamon are added can be made in to'cakes' filo type pastry is filled with the mixture and then deep fried for a few moments, delicious!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 169.67 Kcal (710 kJ)
Calories from fat 1.78 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.2g 0%
Cholesterol 10.35mg 3%
Sodium 209.51mg 9%
Potassium 767.92mg 16%
Total Carbs 24.58g 8%
Sugars 24.5g 98%
Dietary Fiber 0.06g 0%
Protein 14.85g 30%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Iron 3.7mg 21%
Calcium 601.2mg 60%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 34.54 Kcal (145 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.36 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.04g 0%
Cholesterol 2.11mg 3%
Sodium 42.65mg 9%
Potassium 156.32mg 16%
Total Carbs 5g 8%
Sugars 4.99g 98%
Dietary Fiber 0.01g 0%
Protein 3.02g 30%
Iron 0.8mg 21%
Calcium 122.4mg 60%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.4
    Points
  • 4
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low calorie,
  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

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