Fresh Ricotta
Serves 610 mins prep10 mins cook
Put down the storebought tub and learn How to Make Ricotta Cheese from scratch! It’s surprisingly easy and uses minimal ingredients. Use your homemade cheese for cannolis, cheesecake, lasagna, stuffed pasta, and more!
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0 Line a colander with a double layer of cheesecloth and place in the sink 1 Combine the milk, salt and cream in a large, heavy-bottomed pot and stir together 2 Heat your mixture over medium-high heat until mixture reaches 190-195 degrees Fahrenheit 3 Remove from heat and immediately add lemon juice 4 Stir once slowly then let everything sit undisturbed for 10 minutes. Wait until you see curds starting to form before continuing on! 5 Once you see curds forming on the top of your milk mixture, pour mixture into the prepared colander carefully and let drain for one to two hours, depending on how dry or moist you would like your ricotta to be!View original recipe