Rich and Creamy Ricotta
photo by YummySmellsca
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
-
15 1 dry oz servings
- Serves:
- 15
ingredients
- 946.36 ml half-and-half cream
- 473.18 ml whole milk
- 3.69 ml sea salt
- 3.69 ml powdered citric acid
- 78.78 ml cold water
directions
- Combine the cream, milk and salt in a saucepan.
- Mix the citric acid and cold water, then add half this mixture to the milk in the pot and place over medium heat.
- Bring the mixture up to 185F, stirring almost constantly to prevent scorching.
- If the milk does not curdle by this point, begin adding the reserved acid solution tablespoons at a time.
- Once it begins to curdle, remove from the heat and let it rest 30 minutes.
- Place a colander in a sink and line with a moistened double-layer cheesecloth or clean dishtowel.
- Slowly pour the cooked mixture into the colander, allowing the whey to run through while the curds collect in the cloth.
- Gather the corners of the cloth and tie them together, then either hang the ball of ricotta from the faucet or leave in the colander 15 minutes.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
<p>Montessori teacher, nutritionist and pastry chef: baking is my passion, but teaching the value of good food to whole families is close to my heart too! I have a passion for re-instilling the love of good-quality, home-made and mostly healthy food into the hearts and kitchens of children and their families today. I believe that any ?homemade? food, even when labelled as naughty, is a more wholesome treat than pre-packaged, cookie-cutter junk.</p>
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