Cultured cashew mozzarella

Cultured cashew mozzarella

Rating

Difficulty

Intermediate
Cooking Mode

Creamy mozzarella which works as well cold on a caprese salad as it does melted on pizza or as mozzarella sticks.

Ingredients

Yields
  • 75gSoaked cashews
  • 475mlWater
  • 1/2TbspAcidophilus powder
  • 1tbspSoybean lecithin powder
  • 575mlCultured cashew milk (basically all the milk you made)
  • 175mlMelted refined coconut oil
  • 140gTapioca flour
  • 1 1/2tbspCarrageenan kappa
  • 1/2TbspSalt
  • 1/3tspLactic acid powder
  • Plus immersion blender, clingfilm and brine

Instructions

Cultured cashew milk

  1. 1

    Combine all ingredients in a high speed blender such as a nutribullet

  2. 2

    When completely smooth, transfer mixture to a clean container, cover and leave on kitchen top for 24 hours

Mozzarella

  1. 3

    Combine all ingredients except for the oil to a high speed blender and wizz until smooth

  2. 4

    Add the coconut oil and wizz for a few seconds until combined (it should not need more than this)

  3. 5

    Add the mixture to a pan over a medium heat and whisk constantly

  4. 6

    As the mixture starts to thicken, use an immersion blender to ensure the mixture does not split

  5. 7

    The mixture will thicken, slowly at first and then more rapidly. When the mixture is at a thick, silky consistency it will get to the point where the mixture will fall off a spoon cleanly - at this point it is ready.

  6. 8

    This next stage needs to be done as quickly as possible as the cheese will start to split after a few minutes. Add two ice cream scoops of the cheese at a time onto clingfilm - enclose the film so there are a couple of layers and film doesn't split then roll at the edges to form balls (this takes a bit of practice but even if not too pretty at first - it will still taste great! You can google 'Jay Astafa Mozzarella to check out the technique)

  7. 9

    Add all the clingfilm balls to a bowl of iced water and leave in fridge to harden for around 10 hours.

  8. 10

    Create a brine for the mozzarella by adding salt to water - it should taste like a mild sea water

  9. 11

    Remove mozzarella balls from the clingfilm and add to the brine in a tupperware - all of the cheese should be covered by the brine.

  10. 12

    You can store this for around 2 weeks in the fridge.

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