making "kefir cheese"

i'm kinda going backwards with this... starting with dressing, going to making keifr cheese, and later i'll be posting a tutorial on how we do our keifr. so, stay tuned for that!!

to start off, drain your kefir

here's the drained kefir, about 4 cups

here's my favorite method of draining the kefir to make cheese.

 just use a dishcloth, and stick it inside a 2 quart mason jar.  

pour the kefir into the cloth,

and then rubberband the bundle to the side...

see the whey already draining out? 

stick it in the fridge for a couple of hours,

undo the rubberband every couple of hours stirring
the kefir to speed up the draining process.  

i drained mine for about 4-5 hours.
just keep checking it until it looks like softened cream cheese

and there you have it!!  kefir cheese!!
thanks to a great friend for the wonderful tips!

my first batch was drained on the counter and ended up REALLY sour.  

but this way it turns out much better!!  enjoy! :)