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Homemade Ricotta Cheese

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A step-by-step guide to making the best thing on earth: fresh cheese!

Ingredients

  • 1 gallon Low Pasteurized Milk
  • 1 quart Buttermilk

Preparation

Add the milk and the buttermilk to a heavy-bottomed pot. Bring the mixture to about 180 degrees F. Use a wooden spoon to occasionally stir the liquids so the curds don’t stick to the bottom of the pot.

Once the liquids have reached about 180 degrees, you will start to see the curds and whey separate. Turn off the heat and let them do their thing.

Using a mesh spoon, start removing the curds from the pot and placing them into your cheesecloth-lined colander. Continue this process until you have removed each precious curd from the pot and all that is left is the whey. Let the curds drain for about 25 minutes.

Once the curds have drained in the colander, gather the ends of the cheese cloth to make a pouch of the curds. Hang it to dry for another 30 minutes. Don’t squeeze the pouch … I know it’s temping, but it will harden the curds.

Once drained, remove the curds from the cheese cloth and season with salt.

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thechattymom on 5.3.2010

I LOVE ricotta cheese…and can’t wait to make it fresh! My tastebuds say thank you for sharing this.

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lovestogarden on 3.10.2010

Ok nix my last statement, I got ahead of myself. Mozz actually creates whey. Sorry, just overly excited about the possibilities!

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lovestogarden on 3.10.2010

Jessica, I almost forgot. You can make mozzarella from the left over whey!

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lovestogarden on 3.10.2010

Jessica, the whey can be used in makeing homemade soaps, lotions, etc. You can use it in your bath water to soften skin. Add sugar to it to make a facial or body scrup. There are endless uses.

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Jessica on 3.10.2010

Is there something you can do with the remaining milk/buttermilk? It seems a waste to throw it away.

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