squeeeb

no, it's not that difficult.

yeah its a lot easier and quicker to just go buy it, but making it yourself is fun, and it does have a certain texture and flavor you don't get from store bought.

if you really like ricotta cheese, i think it's worth trying just once, just to do it. the only "downside" to making it is it takes an assload of milk for a little bit of ricotta. but it's homemade and fresh, so you got that going for you.


line a strainer or colander with 4 layers of cheese cloth.

you need to bring 8 cups of WHOLE milk and 1 teaspoon + a bit more of salt to a simmer. once simmering, stir in 3 tablespons of FRESH (right out of the lemon, not from a bottle) lemon juice. simmer for another 2-3 minutes, letting curds form.

skim the floating curds with a slotted spoon and put them in the cheese cloth. keep doing this until there are no more curds formed.

let curds drain for a minute, put in a bowl, and put in refrigerator for a few hours.

you have home made ricotta.



mix it with spinach and nutmeg and a beaten egg and stuff pasta shells, or make lasagna, or use it in a pizza with mozerella, or put honey on it and chopped nuts.

do whatever you do with ricotta. enjoy.

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