How to Make Homemade Ricotta by Dom
 
 
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Recipe type: Cheese
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients:
  • 4.5 litres whole milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream (optional)
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Cooking Instructions:
  1. Add the milk, cream, and salt to a large, heavy-bottomed stockpot. Cook over medium to medium-high heat, stirring frequently to prevent scorching.
  2. When it starts to simmer, remove the pan from the heat and pour in the lemon juice. Swish through with slotted spoon briefly.
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  4. Leave it alone for 30 minutes while the curds form.
  5. Using a slotted spoon, very gently lift the curds into a sieve lined with cheesecloth - or as I did, a clean wet, rung out chux cloth doubled. (I was too impatient to go looking, that just maybe I had cheese cloth stashed somewhere!!)
  6. Allow to drain in peace for one hour.
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  8. Remove the ricotta from the cloth and refrigerate. Good for up to four days.
Recipe by Arie's Kitchen at https://arieskitchen.net/how-to-make-homemade-ricotta-dom/