Shanklish Cheese

Ingredients

• 4 cups yogurt
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 small cup white vinegar
• 1 spoonful of hot pepper or chili powder (to taste)
• Thyme (to taste)

Method

1. Place the yogurt on low heat after mixing it with a little water and salt...
2. Continue stirring from time to time, and when the yogurt nears boiling add a small cup of vinegar to curdle the milk, then cover the pot and turn off the heat.
3. When the yogurt cools, pour it into a fine cloth or cheesecloth bag to strain out the whey...
4. Put the strained yogurt in a somewhat deep bowl, add hot chili (shatta) to taste, shape it into rounds, then place them in the sun for a full day.
5. After one day, add dried za'atar to the shanklish rounds.