Homemade American Cheese

Name: Homemade American Cheese
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h 20 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons whole milk, divided; 1 teaspoon gelatin; 8 ounces mild orange cheese, such as Colby, grated; 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Homemade American Cheese was pinched from <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/homemade-american-cheese" target="_blank">www.epicurious.com.</a>

"Using a mild cheese like Colby will get you closest to the American cheese you remember from childhood, but feel free to play around with something sharper if you wish. Cheddar makes an assertive substitution, but stay close to the semisoft family of cheeses; the harder, crumblier stuff won't work...."

INGREDIENTS

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1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons whole milk, divided

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1 teaspoon gelatin

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8 ounces mild orange cheese, such as Colby, grated

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3/4 teaspoon kosher salt

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1 tablespoon unsalted butter

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