Smoked Cheddar Block Cheese

Combine in a Vitamix blender or other high-speed blender:

• 1 cup raw cashews
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ⅓ cup nutritional yeast flakes
• ¼ cup mellow white miso paste
• 2 tsp. smoked paprika
• 2 tsp. onion powder
• 2½ tsp. salt
• 4 tsp. lemon juice
• 4 tsp. apple cider vinegar
• 1 Tbsp. water

Blend as smooth as possible. You may need to use the blender's tamper. Then add to the blender:

• ½ cup tapioca flour
• 2½ Tbsp. kappa carrageenan I order from Modernist Pantry

Stir into the blender mixture until mostly combined. Then pour in:

• 3 cups boiling water

Quickly blend for 1 minute, using tamper to help ingredients mix. Turn off blender. Quickly pour into a container with a volume of at least 5 cups. Cover and refrigerate.