The Home Creamery (22 page)

Banana-Blueberry Muffins,
110

beef

Beef Stroganoff,
155

Grilled Steaks with Flavored Butters,
154

Beet Salad with Goat Cheese and Bacon,
170

Best Buttermilk Pancakes, The,
97

bifidobacterium,
13

Biscuits, Cornmeal,
173

Bisque, Mushroom,
138

Black Tie Potatoes,
124

Blintzes, Cheese,
100
–101

Blue Cheese Butter,
154

breads

Twisted Whey-Wheat Rolls,
174
–75

broccoli

Broccoli-Stuffed Shells,
146
–47

Creamy Broccoli-Cauliflower Soup,
139

Broccoli Rabe and Ricotta Frittata,
157

Brownies, Cream Cheese,
196
–97

Brownie Shortbread,
198
–99

buffalo mozzarella,
68
,
82

butter,
26
–35

Apple Coffee Cake with Caramel Glaze,
104
–5

Brownie Shortbread,
198
–99

buttermilk, by-product of,
36

Chocolate Sour Cream Cake,
180

churning tools for,
26
,
27

Cream Cheese Brownies,
196
–97

flavored, for steak,
154

Grilled Steaks with Flavored Butters,
154

Homemade Butter,
28
–30,
31
–32

Orange Cream Cheese Pound Cake,
181

Pecan Swirls,
200
–201

Piima Butter,
34
–35

Pumpkin Spice Muffins,
98
–99

shaping of,
35
,
35

storage of,
30

troubleshooting tips,
32

Zucchini Triangles,
120
–21

butterfat content, dairy products,
3
,
32
,
43

buttermilk,
26
,
36
–41

Banana-Blueberry Muffins,
110

Best Buttermilk Pancakes, The,
97

Buttermilk,
38
,
39

Buttermilk Onion Rings,
171

Buttermilk Pot Cheese,
40
–41

Buttermilk Quark,
47
–48

Chilled Pea Soup,
140

Chocolate Buttermilk Layer Cake,
178
–79

Coleslaw with Buttermilk Dressing,
168

Cornmeal Biscuits,
173

Cornmeal Waffles with Peaches and Mascarpone Topping,
106
–7

Creamy Parmesan-Pepper Dressing,
165

Crispy Buttermilk Chicken,
159

Lemon Scones,
96

lore and,
48

Spice Cake with Pecan Frosting,
182
–83

Vanilla Waffles,
108
–9

buttermilk pot cheese

Cheese Blintzes,
100
–101

butter muslin,
4
,
9

butter solids,
32

butterwort plant,
33

C

cakes

Chocolate Buttermilk Layer Cake,
178
–79

Chocolate Sour Cream Cake,
180

Orange Cream Cheese Pound Cake,
181

Spice Cake with Pecan Frosting,
182
–83

See also
cheesecakes

Calzones, Swiss Chard and Ricotta,
130
–31

cauliflower

Creamy Broccoli-Cauliflower Soup,
139

cheese

America’s favorite kinds of,
59

Buttermilk Pot Cheese,
40
–41

Cheese Blintzes,
100
–101

flavorings for,
57

soft cheeses,
56
–57

troubleshooting and,
92

Yogurt Cheese,
18
–19

See also
specific kind

cheesecakes

Fudge Swirl Cappuccino Cheesecake,
184
–85

No-Bake Lemon-Raspberry Cheesecake,
188

Pumpkin Cheesecake with Sour Cream Topping,
186
–87

cheese-making classes,
209

cheese-making steps,
7
–9,
7
–9

cheese-making supplies,
4
–6,
4
–6
,
209

Cheesy Chicken Pasta,
149

Cherry Cheese Tart,
190

chèvre,
75

chicken

Cheesy Chicken Pasta,
149

Chicken Curry with Yogurt,
160

Chicken Enchiladas,
158

Crispy Buttermilk Chicken,
159

Chiles Rellenos, Easy,
161

Chilled Pea Soup,
140

chocolate

Brownie Shortbread,
198
–99

Chocolate Buttermilk Layer Cake,
178
–79

Chocolate Sour Cream Cake,
180

Cream Cheese Brownies,
196
–97

Fudge Swirl Cappuccino Cheesecake,
184
–85

Ricotta Pudding with Nuts and Chocolate,
194

Tiramisu,
191

Chutney Cheese Spread,
114

citric acid powder,
84

cleaning of equipment,
6

coagulation,
2
,
3
,
7
,
63
,
92

Coeur à la Crème,
202

coffee cake

Apple Coffee Cake with Caramel Glaze,
104
–5

Spice-Swirled Coffee Cake,
102
–3

Coffee Mascarpone,
195

Coleslaw with Buttermilk Dressing,
168

cookies and bars

Brownie Shortbread,
198
–99

Cream Cheese Brownies,
196
–97

Pecan Swirls,
200
–201

cornmeal

Cornmeal Biscuits,
173

Cornmeal Waffles with Peaches and Mascarpone Topping,
106
–7

cottage cheese,
63
–67

Creamy Parmesan-Pepper Dressing,
165

Farmer’s Cheese,
66
–67

Large-Curd Cottage Cheese,
64
–65

crab

Crab Cakes with Horseradish Cream,
156

Warm Crab Dip,
117

Crackers, Wasabi Rice,
125

cream

heavy cream,
43
,
89

ripening of,
30

cream cheese,
58
–62

Cherry Cheese Tart,
190

Chutney Cheese Spread,
114

Coeur à la Crème,
202

Cream Cheese Brownies,
196
–97

Focaccia with Caramelized Onions and Goat Cheese,
122
–23

Fudge Swirl Cappuccino Cheesecake,
184
–85

Garlicky Smashed Potatoes,
164

Homemade Cream Cheese,
60
–62

molding of,
62

Olive and Cream Cheese Toasts,
116

Orange Cream Cheese Pound Cake,
181

“Philadelphia quality,”
61

Pumpkin Cheesecake with Sour Cream Topping,
186
–87

Warm Crab Dip,
117

Wasabi Rice Crackers,
125

Creamy Broccoli-Cauliflower Soup,
139

Creamy Pan Sauce,
45

Creamy Parmesan-Pepper Dressing,
165

crème fraîche,
42
–45

Homemade Crème Fraîche,
44

Mushroom Bisque,
138

uses for,
45

Crispy Buttermilk Chicken,
159

cultured dairy products,
27
,
37

cultures,
3
,
7
,
15
,
17
,
27
,
37
,
57

curd knife,
5

curds,
2
,
5
,
8
–9,
68
,
82
,
92

Curried Yogurt Dip,
119

D

dairy products, production of,
7
–9,
7
–9

Dates, Mascarpone-Stuffed,
127

desserts

Coffee Mascarpone,
195

Pecan swirls,
200
–201

Ricotta Pudding with Nuts and Chocolate,
194

Sour Cream Raisin Pie,
192
–93

Tiramisu,
191

See also
cakes; cheesecakes; chocolate; fruits

dips and spreads

Chutney Cheese Spread,
114

Curried Yogurt Dip,
119

flavored butters,
154

Spinach-Artichoke Dip,
118

Warm Crab Dip,
117

Dressing, Creamy Parmesan-Pepper,
165

E

Easy Chiles Rellenos,
161

eggplant

Eggplant Parmesan,
152
–53

Eggplant Rollatini,
150

Enchiladas, Chicken,
158

equipment, creamery setup,
4
–6,
4
–6

F

Farmer’s Cheese,
66
–67

Cheese Blintzes,
100
–101

cottage cheese and,
63

fermentation,
12
,
21
,
24
,
27
,
43

feta cheese.
See
goat’s milk feta cheese

Figs, Grilled Cheese with,
134

flavored butters,
154

Focaccia with Caramelized Onions and Goat Cheese,
122
–23

folklore

buttermilk and,
48

goat’s milk legend,
76

Frappé, Tropical,
205

Fresh Fruit Smoothie,
111

“friendly” bacteria.
See
probiotics

Fritatta, Broccoli Rabe and Ricotta,
157

fruits

Cherry Cheese Tart,
190

crème fraîche topping for,
45

Fresh Fruit Smoothie,
111

No-Bake Lemon-Raspberry Cheesecake,
188

Poached Pears and Ricotta,
203

Tropical Frappé,
205

See also
specific fruit

Fudge Swirl Cappuccino Cheesecake,
184
–85

G

garlic

Garlic-Herb Butter,
154

Garlicky Smashed Potatoes,
164

goat cheese,
74
–79

Focaccia with Caramelized Onions and Goat Cheese,
122
–23

Goat’s Milk Feta Cheese,
80
–81

Grilled Cheese with Figs,
134

Homemade Goat Cheese,
75
–76

Potato Pancakes with Goat Cheese,
141

Tomato Gratin,
172

See also
herbed goat cheese

goat’s milk feta cheese

Black Tie Potatoes,
124

Goat’s Milk Feta Cheese,
80
–81

Lentil Salad with Feta,
135

Marinated Feta,
126

Tomato Gratin,
172

Zucchini Triangles,
120
–21

goat’s milk legend,
76

Green Salad with Fresh Herb Dressing,
166

Grilled Cheese with Figs,
134

Grilled Steaks with Flavored Butters,
154

H

Herbed Cream Sauce,
45

herbed goat cheese