Sicilian Homemade Ricotta Cheese

Name: Sicilian Homemade Ricotta Cheese
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 946 milliliters buttermilk; 1 pint heavy cream; 1 Tbsp kosher salt; 1 gallon whole milk; 18 inches cheesecloth

Need a gluten free, primal, and vegetarian main course? Sicilian Homemade Ricotta Cheese could be a super recipe to try. This recipe serves 5. One portion of this dish contains roughly 32g of protein, 66g of fat, and a total of 906 calories. This recipe covers 34% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 55 minutes. Head to the store and pick up buttermilk, cheesecloth, kosher salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the heavy cream you could follow this main course with the Homemade Blizzards with Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs as a dessert.

Instructions

Line a large colander or sieve with 4 layers of cheesecloth. Set aside.

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Cheesecloth

Colander

Sieve

Heat milk, buttermilk, heavy cream, and salt in a large, heavy, nonreactive saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally for the first 10 minutes. Continue heating, without stirring, until the temperature reaches 190 degrees F.

Ingredients you will need

Heavy Cream

Buttermilk

Milk

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat and let stand for 1 hour. The mixture will be separated into white curds and clear whey.

Using a slotted spoon, ladle approximately 1/4 of the curds into the cheesecloth-lined colander. Gather up the corners of the top cheesecloth and secure closed with a zip tie. Repeat with the rest of the curds, cheesecloth, and zip ties. Use the last zip tie to thread all of the cheeses together. Suspend the cheeses over a large wooden spoon over a large bowl, and let drain for 2 hours.

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Slotted Spoon

Wooden Spoon

Cheesecloth

Colander

Ladle

Bowl

Place the four cheeses, still in cloth, in a bowl in the refrigerator overnight. In the morning, cut zip ties, and transfer cheese to an airtight container.

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Cheese