Title: Gebna Beida (Feta Cheese)
Categories: Dairy
Yield: 1 Cheese

	2	tablets junket
	3	Tbsps water

1 gal fresh unprocessed milk salt, to taste (optional) In a small bowl or measuring cup, add the 2 junket tablets to the water. Stir tablets until they dissolve and add to the milk.

In a pot, boil the milk until it curdles. Pour the milk into cheesecloth bag and let all the water drain.

When the cheese settles to the bottom of the bag, shape it smoothly with your hands and make sure all of the water drains out. Sprinkle the cheese with salt to suit your taste or use it without salt for desserts, such as folded dough or Baklava. Recipe: "Bel Hana -- Authentic Egyptian Cookbook" donated to St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Houston, Texas by Mary Fahmy Greiss, Yvonne Zaki, and Iris Davis -- Copyright 1978 Published by ANP Publishing Company, Federal Way, Washington

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