Easy and Delicious Homemade Ricotta Cheese
A lovely creamy cheese which is very easy to make! Even my sister who refused to eat the cheese at first ended up loving it! This is a fail-safe recipe in our household, I have made it time and time again. To cheese or not to cheese...that is never the question!
Ingredients
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8 ½ cups whole milk
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⅓ cup lemon juice
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1 teaspoon salt (Optional)
Instructions
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Pour milk into a saucepan set over medium heat. Heat milk until it registers 194 degrees F (90 degrees C) on an instant-read thermometer, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
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Stir lemon juice and salt slowly into warmed milk. Let stand until milk curdles, 10 to 15 minutes.
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Line a fine-mesh strainer with cheesecloth and place it over a large bowl. Pour milk mixture carefully into the lined strainer. Let stand until most of the liquid has drained off the ricotta, about 15 minutes. Discard drained liquid.
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