Fuzzy petite brie growing a winter coat
It's Alive! 🧟 Baby sheepie brie, I like mine a bit firmer but they're pretty tasty when spreadable on toast, I was thinking of ways to Franken it up, but settled on old habits 😋 I could live off of cheese and bread #sheep #sheepcheese #sheepmilk
Chhhhheeeeeese(manchego and mozz)
One manchego in the press, and a long form mozzarella getting shaped, down to milking two sheep, everyone else gets the same routine as if getting milked so they will continue to load up and stand for milking in the spring #sheepcheese #traditionalmozzarella #sheepmilk #homemadecheese
Various sheep milk fudges Recipe base: 1 1/2c(227g chocolate chips) (1/2 tin) 198g Sweetened condensed milk 1/2t vanilla extract Dash of salt Additives: 1c (150g)Cherries 1c(35g) marshmallows 3/4c(100g) salted peanuts *If using store bought SWCM it may help to add a spoonful of butter in to help with creaminess To make sweetened condensed sheep milk. In a heavy bottomed saucepan Ratio is 2:1 Add 2c milk to 1c sugar, cook on low for two hours or reduced by half, jar, store in fridge Line a pan with parchment paper, on low heat, cook SWCM, when warm add half chocolate, stirring often, when melted(will take a few minutes) add remaining chocolate, melt, stirring often, when fully melted, remove from heat, add extracts, nuts, fruits, or marshmallows, add mix to prepared pan, chill 2 hours, enjoy!
Fudge distribution system in effect, one's black forest, another is rocky road, and there's a matcha(not shown); recipes in the alt. I'll post a video guide later today(on YT)
#fudge #sheepmilkrecipes #sheepmilk #dairysheep #cozycooking
Everyone queued up on the stand
Everyone is waiting for milking time, sometimes not so patiently waiting and jumping on each other
I made this milking stand for one, but the Shetlands discovered that they can squeeze in and out(so I give them a special hand signal to backup and let another sheep load), over winter it gets pretty tight though as the girls fill out #sheepmilk #yarnseeds #fluffypotato #sheep
Busting through this week's cream, milk is picking up a lot(it helps when the lambs get weaned), what sheepie things are you doing lately? #sheepmilk #dairysheep #butter #milkcore #ilovedairy #dualpurposebreeds
I usually make this is in half gallon batches. It's super delicious, totally recommend to grab your nearest woolly companion and try it) (Inspired from the Home cheesemaking book) Quick Mozz 1/2 gal milk(2qts/1855g) 2.5g(1/2t) Citric acid powder dissolved in 1/2c cool water 1g liquid rennet diluted in 1/4c water(0.9 if you have a scale that goes that low) salt(sea salt/cheese salt) opt. *Quick tip notes: use the curds next day or within a few days, heat up the curds in a pot and continue on with your stretching & shaping your cheese, enjoy fresh, or frozen for longer term storage Today's yield was: 9oz/265g cheese
It's a mozzarella, but sheep! (Sparkles are a side effect of being in the presence of sheepies goodness) Recipe link in alt, also I made a video guide: youtu.be/laerijuS1QY
#sheepcheese #sheepmilk #diycheese #homedairy
Shetland Sheep ewe sniffing the ground for the best forbs
During the hottest parts of the day, the sheep tend to graze under the cool shade, but since everything is so lush, they've been spending most of their time sniffing the ground for windfall apples, and only the best greens #blacksheep #naturalcoloredsheep #yarnseeds #sheepmilk
Pot full of sheep milk,
Ahh, little behind on my milk chores, already skimmed, I want to make some marscarpone, need to make some more buttermilk and coffee creamer, what's your favorite dairy product? #dairysheep #sheepmilk #milkalternatives #ifistircarefullyitwillbeokay #sheep
Very roughly written recipe: 2 gal sheep milk 1/2tsp rennet single strength 1/4c sheep buttermilk (cultured) 2 spoonfuls of sheep yogurt Mix cultures into milk, heat to 80f, add rennet, cut when ready into 1/2"cubes, slowly heat to 100f, stirring occasionally, set for 5 mins, bag curds, drain 1 hour, break curds up, salt, wrap in cloth, press, at 10lbs for 10 min, flip, redress, then 20 lbs for 1 hour, flip redress, press at 50 lbs for 10 hours, undress, salt, dry, wax, and age :)
Let's wax some cheese! My partner needed some fridge space, so I decided to whip up some cheese, decided on fresh sheep's milk cheddar, now it's ready to wax, and age:D (more info in the alt) #cheesemaking #homedairy #sheepmilk #milkalternatives #dairysheep #cottagecrafts
Woolly udder
Looking good
Dairy gurl getting ready
It's bigger than my head, and still not at full capacity
I love how you can see 24 hours how easy it is to compare each day, how much her udder is filling up, by her woolly part, meanwhile it's a bit hard to tell with my dairy girl each day, when it gets shiny, she's pretty much done tho. Do you milk your sheep? #sheepmilk #homedairy #lambingseason
Sheep's milk based mozzarella heralding in the new year, sparkler in the background
Let's make this year, your year for slowing down, learning new things, & finding happiness in the small moments #sheepcheese #sheepmilk #dairysheep #mozzeralla
Freshly washed, grass-fed sheep's milk based butter and a glass of buttermilk
Did you know that sheep's milk cream can rise just like cows milk, skim that off, whip it up a bit and we have fresh butter. I needed some ghee or clarified butter for cooking, I just love how multiple purpose sheep are💕🐑 #cottagecore #farmcore #sheepmilk #baa-tter #foodie #grass-fed #sheepareneat
