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| Labneh Kefir Cheese Recipe |
| Written by Dede Med |
Labneh Kefir Cheese Recipe

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Yield: 6
Level: Easy
Ingredients
- 3 cups Greek or Mediterranean Yogurt
- Cheese cloth
- Fine strainer and large bowl
- 1 clove minced garlic
- 1 tbs dried or fresh mint chopped
- Olive oil for garnish
- pita chips
Directions
Put the strainer in a bowl but make sure it is not touching the bottom. Layer the cheese cloth over the strainer, pour the yogurt into the cheese cloth and twist the cheese cloth tightly closed, put in the refrigerator for 2 days. Open the cheese cloth and store the labne in an airtight container. You can serve it plain with olive oil or you can make a variation. Just mix some of the finished labne with minced garlic and mint, spread in a dish and garnish with olives and olive oil, serve with pita bread or pita chips. You can store labne in the refrigerator for up to 10-15 days.Labneh Kefir Cheese Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cups Greek or Mediterranean Yogurt
- Cheese cloth
- Fine strainer and large bowl
- 1 clove minced garlic
- 1 tbs dried or fresh mint chopped
- Olive oil for garnish
- pita chips
Directions
Put the strainer in a bowl but make sure it is not touching the bottom. Layer the cheese cloth over the strainer, pour the yogurt into the cheese cloth and twist the cheese cloth tightly closed, put in the refrigerator for 2 days. Open the cheese cloth and store the labne in an airtight container. You can serve it plain with olive oil or you can make a variation. Just mix some of the finished labne with minced garlic and mint, spread in a dish and garnish with olives and olive oil, serve with pita bread or pita chips. You can store labne in the refrigerator for up to 10-15 days.This creamy cheese/yogurt spread is made from Greek yogurt. It is Greek yogurt that is strained from excess water in a cheese cloth until the resulting cheese is soft and creamy, similar to cream cheese. This goes great with toast, pita bread or even mixed with a little mint and garlic as an appetizer.
Labneh is the best. Nothing beats Labneh! Especially lebanese labneh! Even when i just wanna eat something i go for labneh! Even when i feel so sick, I wont feel disgusted from eating labneh! LABNEH!!
By: TheAmazingAhmad
By: TheAmazingAhmad
the written recipe is on my site at DedeMed.com :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
What are the proportions of mint and garlic that u used?
By: yanaro20
By: yanaro20
I'm not sure but you can add fruit to Greek Yogurt :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
u can make sweet dish with this labnah
By: ashadi2009
By: ashadi2009
Mediterranean yogurt is thicker and a bit more sour
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
Hey, I have a doubt, what is the diference between mediterranioan yogurth and a standar yogurth??
By: alexdungla
By: alexdungla
yes of course you can :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
i made your mediterrenean yogurt (amazing) and it is about... 5 cups of yogurt, can i use 5 cups instead of 3? thank you so much :)
By: mariadelmarpenichet
By: mariadelmarpenichet
perfect, my grandmother used to store it that way as well :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
very interesting.
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
I made a specialty yogurt ( SCD yogurt for peole with intistinal problems) in Yogurtmate machine, then I dried it for 24 hours. Rolled in small balls, placed them in an airtight glass jar with olive oil and mint, placed in the frig. Every morning I eat about 2 small balls of it,,very good and healthy.
By: qasion
By: qasion
Thanks for this nice recipe. The authentic one made by Bedouins in Jordan is slightly sour and salty. Few tips I took from them for the very original labneh:
1. Use the yogurt made of a mix of sheep and goat milk (not cow one).
2.Use a yogurt that is close to its expiry date (this gives the slight sour taste).
3.Mix the yogurt with a pinch of sea salt before you put it in the cheese cloth.
4. To enhance the sour flavor more do not put the whole thing in the fridge immediately.
Thanks a lot :)
By: okatchimachi
By: okatchimachi
well yes you can use garlic paste but I would suggest that fresh garlic is the best. You can also make labne in bulk and it will last about 90 days. Yes the 2 day process is necessary b/c the yogurt must drain properly in order for it to thicken. Hope this helps :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
Hello DeDe,
Great recipe, could i use garlic paste (garlic,canola,lemon) instead of minced garlic with the labneh? And is there a way i could speed up the process for making labneh, i plan to include it on my future restaurant menu, but two days seems kind of long.
Thank you,
A.
By: ElJefedeJefes9
By: ElJefedeJefes9
lol, you won't burn your pinky making labne...that's only while making yogurt. And you can go to my site and use a temperature thermometer instead of your pinky :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
"I value my pinky!"... :)
By: AnanyaVilas
By: AnanyaVilas
sounds amazing, great alternative!
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
it's so YUMMY!
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
This is awesome. I'm going to make a sweet version with honey and vanilla bean for bagels.
By: 3Storm
By: 3Storm
Oh goodness, mine is straining in the kitchen as I write this. I am so hungry. I want labneh now. NOW!
By: silandthemagpie
By: silandthemagpie
I love it with zaatar manaeesh, I have that recipe up too :)
Not a medic, just a Mediterranean chef :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
i concur ;)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
middle eastern food for the masses! one of the all time historical greats after the pyramids and the gardens of babylon is LABNH.
skip your mc-whopper and have a labneh sandwich. 1
By: coolintake
By: coolintake
Really good... are you a medic btw? Should try it with Zaatar .., really tastes good :)
By: KuwaitiOutsider
By: KuwaitiOutsider
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