LEBNA Recipe

Dips

Ingredients: yogurt cheese = chaka = labneh = lebna = labne = labanah Notes: This is a nutritious cream cheese substitute. To make your own: Line a colander with several folds of cheesecloth or a kitchen towel. Pour unflavored yogurt into the cloth, then put the colander into a larger container and let it drain overnight in the refrigerator until it's reduced to half its volume. Substitutes: cream cheese (thicker consistency, not as tart, higher in calories) OR buttermilk cheese Directions: yogurt cheese = chaka = labneh = lebna = labne = labanah Notes: This is a nutritious cream cheese substitute. To make your own: Line a colander with several folds of cheesecloth or a kitchen towel. Pour unflavored yogurt into the cloth, then put the colander into a larger container and let it drain overnight in the refrigerator until it's reduced to half its volume. Substitutes: cream cheese (thicker consistency, not as tart, higher in calories) OR buttermilk cheese