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Homemade feta cheese made with sheep’s milk.

Homemade feta cheese made with sheep’s milk.

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A homemade Greek cheese made with sheep’s milk, rennet, and salt, drained and then aged for a few days in the refrigerator.

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Recipe from Ef3 (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Feta is a traditional Greek cheese, typically made from sheep’s milk and aged in brine. This homemade version requires some patience but doesn’t require a lot of equipment.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting25 hr
  • Total25 hr 45 min
  • DifficultyHard
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodslope
  • Estimated cost$26.06 $3.26 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

8 people
  • $20.82
  • $5.00
  • $0.24

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Pour: Pour the milk into a pot and gently heat it at a low temperature. Turn off the heat when the temperature reaches approximately 32 °C.
  2. Mix the yeast in a small amount of water and pour it into the warm milk. Gently mix, cover, and let it rest at room temperature for about 1 hour.
  3. Cut the curd into bite-sized pieces using a knife, then let it rest for another 15 minutes to allow the pieces to firm up.
  4. Transfer the pieces to a cheesecloth-lined sieve to drain off the whey. Tie the fabric and hang it for a few hours to drain. ≈ 2 min
  5. Place the cut cheese in the brine, made by dissolving 2 tablespoons of salt in 1 liter of water, and let it age in the refrigerator for a few days.

The bill

Homemade feta cheese made with sheep’s milk.

  • 1 liter of sheep’s milk$20.82
  • 300 ml of goat’s milk (optional)$5.00
  • 2 tablespoons of salt$0.24

Total$26.06

that's $3.26 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 liter of sheep’s milk
  • 300 ml of goat’s milk (optional)
  • 1/4 cup of Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons of salt
  • 1 liter of water

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