Labneh in lent

Life sure does get busy over here, I’m sure it gets busy where you are also.  With maple season wrapping up,  wild edibles starting to pop up, getting gardens planned and farm animals ordered, we seem to be going all the time.   When life becomes such a rush I like to have meals that feel slow.  Meals that allow us to sit anywhere and just enjoy simple, filling food with each other and get a chance to talk to just sit together and talk or dream.

Labneh cheese is one of those foods to me.  It takes a while to make but most of the work does not require me to be next to it, it just requires me to plan it.  It is a rather easy cheese to make and we all love it so.  Lately, I have been feeling like I should be making a batch every week.  We put it on everything, crackers, toast, on flat bread and eat it with raw veggies.  So good I tell ya.

I don’t really have a recipe but its been a while since I shared a recipe here with you so I will make this more of a suggestion than a recipe.  This is a good recipe for days when we don’t eat meat, which is quite often and if you can make yogurt then you can make this cheese.  If you don’t know how to make yogurt, you can follow my recipe here.

Labneh cheese

A half gallon of yogurt (or adjust the ingredients to fit the amount you will be using)

2 cloves garlic minced

2 tsp garlic powder

2 tsp onion powder

1 tsp thyme

2 tsp salt or salt to taste if you like more or less salt

Pour your yogurt into a muslin cloth over a colander and let it sit for a hour or so to allow some of the whey to drain out.  Then pull up all the corners and tie the end so you can hang it over a bowl to drip.  I do this by hanging it from a cabinet hook and let the whey drain into a bowl underneath.  I let it drip out all day or overnight.  You can totally do this in the fridge if you like.

When all the whey drips out, you will be left with something very similar to cream cheese.  If you like it this way, you are done.  If not then you can add my suggestions to make a very good, savory cheese.  Play with different spices and have fun making different kinds.  You can also make it sweet instead of savory by adding fruits or fruit preserves.

This is my favorite food to take to the park or out in the woods for a picnic lunch.  We make flatbread with it and usually olives, tomatoes or pickled veggies.  So good and pretty easy but it feels like you put so much love into it and isn’t that what food is supposed to be?

I hope you are having a blessed lent and we will talk again soon, yes?

12 Responses to Labneh in lent

  1. Heart attack May 26, 2017 at 1:57 pm #

    Looks very tasty! I'd be also glad if you share the recipe of the flat bread.

  2. Bird Girl March 27, 2017 at 5:25 am #

    Yum; I often make strained yogurt, but had not thought to flavor it as you have. I will try it this week!

  3. Millie March 27, 2017 at 12:08 am #

    So glad you are sharing your stories again!

  4. Sarah March 22, 2017 at 5:42 pm #

    That looks absolutely delicious!! Do you have a recipe for the flat bread, too?
    Also, just wanted to tell you that I'm so happy to see some new posts!

    Sarah

    • farmishmomma March 27, 2017 at 12:33 pm #

      Sarah, I do and will post it for you. I\’m also happy to be back here and thank you for being here with me

  5. Sharron March 21, 2017 at 1:32 am #

    Sounds good! Years ago I used to do something similar as far as the straining, but for the life of me I don’t remember exactly what we did with it! LOL. I’m going to give this a try with store bought yogurt.

    • farmishmomma March 27, 2017 at 12:34 pm #

      Sharron, let me know how it goes for you!

  6. Christy March 21, 2017 at 12:01 am #

    I am so happy you are back to blogging!! I have missed you and your family so much!

  7. Megan Zelaya March 20, 2017 at 12:58 am #

    Can you post the flatbread recipe?

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