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[[Recipes from cookery books|⇐ Recipes from cookery books]]

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[[Cheese, preserves and fermented & pickled products|⇐ Cheese, preserves and fermented & pickled products]]

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==Method==

#Line a bowl with cheesecloth or muslin (or a new J-cloth). In another bowl mix the yoghurt and salt. Pour the mixture into the cheesecloth lined bowl and bring up the edges and tie to form a bundle. Suspend the bundle over a bowl and allow to drip - preferably in the refrigerator for 24-36 hours. In practice, I usually hang for an hour outside the fridge so the first rush liquid drips out and then transfer to fridge with the bundle in a sieve sitting on top off a bowl - not touching the bottom - discarding the liquid regularly.

#When well drained, roll into about 10 balls. Return to the fridge to firm up. Like this they will keep ~~2 weeks or so~~.

#When well drained, roll into about 16 balls. Return to the fridge to firm up. Like this they will keep for several days in the fridge..

#To store longer, place balls in a sterilised jar and cover the balls with olive oil. ~~Will beep~~ like this in the fridge for up to 2 months

#To store longer, place balls in a sterilised jar and cover the balls with olive oil. They will keep like this in the fridge for up to 2 months

<small>''Falastin'' Sami Tamini & Tara Wigley</small>

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 ==Method==
 #Line a bowl with cheesecloth or muslin (or a new J-cloth).  In another bowl mix the yoghurt and salt.  Pour the mixture into the cheesecloth lined bowl and bring up the edges and tie to form a bundle.  Suspend the bundle over a bowl and allow to drip - preferably in the refrigerator for 24-36 hours.  In practice, I usually hang for an hour outside the fridge so the first rush liquid drips out and then transfer to fridge with the bundle in a sieve sitting on top off a bowl - not touching the bottom - discarding the liquid regularly.
-#When well drained, roll into about 10 balls.  Return to the fridge to firm up.  Like this they will keep 2 weeks or so.
+#When well drained, roll into about 16 balls.  Return to the fridge to firm up.  Like this they will keep for several days in the fridge..
-#To store longer, place balls in a sterilised jar and cover the balls with olive oil.  Will beep like this in the fridge for up to 2 months
+#To store longer, place balls in a sterilised jar and cover the balls with olive oil.  They will keep like this in the fridge for up to 2 months
 <small>''Falastin'' Sami Tamini & Tara Wigley</small>