Homemade Fresh Ricotta Cheese
Ingredients
4 cups whole milk | ||
1 cup heavy cream | ||
juice of 1-2 lemons | ||
1 and 1/2 tsp kosher salt |
This is super simple recipe to make fresh Ricotta adapted from a recipe by Chef Nancy Silverton from “MOZZA “. It can be made in about 30 minutes.
Directions:
- Combine 4 cups of milk, 1 cup of cream and 2 tbs of lemon juice in a saucepan and bring to boil without stirring.
- Immediately remove pan from heat.
- Let mixture stand for 15 minutes at room temperature. The curds will begin to separate from the whey. If only a few curds form add another 1 tbs of lemon juice and gently stir so you don’t break up the curds too much and let stand for 5 minutes more.
- Using a large non slotted spoon or measuring cup, spoon the curds into a cheesecloth lined sieve set over a large bowl.
- The longer you drain the ricotta, the denser and more flavorful the cheese will be.
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