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A STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS
Ingredients
Mozzarella Cheese Curd
Salt (kosher or table)
Black Caraway seeds (also called Nigella seeds)
A scale
Pie Plates
Cooling Rack set over a cookie sheet
Instructions
Heat oven to 250-300 degrees.
Slice curd into 12 oz. pieces. Place in glass pie plates. Heat in oven until the curd gets soft and starts to melt. Note it is best to stagger the time in the oven so that they're not all ready at the same time.
Remove from the oven and use a fork to fold the edges of the melted curd to the middle. Using fingertips, knead the cheese until it is smooth and elastic, leaving it in the dish for warmth. Add the black seeds and press in.
Make a hold in the center of the curd so that you essentially have a large ring. At this point, you want to squeeze as much liquid as possible from the cheese so that it will freeze well. Pour off the milk as you go along.
Start stretching slowly so that the curd doesn't break. Add salt to both sides and continue to stretch. Double the strands and stretch again. Repeat three or four times returning to the warm dish to soften if necessary. Stretch once or twice more and twist the cheese (left hand twisting while holding and pulling with your right hand). Twist into a figure eight and knot.
Put on a rack set over a cookie sheet to drain.
Wrap in plastic and store in freezer bags.
Enjoy!
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