If you want to impress your guests, submit this easy to prepare homemade ricotta cheese. You can choose make it soft or a little more dense. Feed options we offer a beloved classic: honey and crushed black pepper. Do not use ultra-pasteurized dairy products – grit and whey will come in handy here. Share with друзьями: 
Time: 2 час. 10 min. Difficulty: easy Servings: 10-12 The recipes use dimensional capacity: 1 cup (tbsp.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml 1/2 cup (tbsp.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cups (st.) – 60 ml. 1 tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1 teahouse spoon (tsp) – 5 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 3 tbsp. l distilled vinegar 5%
- 2 tbsp. l fresh lemon juice
- 7 tbsp. (1.7 l.) Whole milk (not ultra-pasteurized)
- 1 tbsp. oily cream (not ultra-pasteurized)
- Serving options: honey, crushed black pepper, fresh or dried fruit, fruit jam, crackers or fresh bread
- Special equipment: gauze and high-speed thermometer
Recipes with similar ingredients: apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, milk cream
Recipe preparation:
- Soak a double layer of gauze with water, then squeeze the excess water. Cover the colander with gauze and place in the sink.
- In a small bowl, combine vinegar with lemon juice.
- On medium-low heat in a small saucepan with a heavy bottom heat milk and cream to 87 ° C, stirring often to make milk the mixture did not burn from below. Add half the vinegar mixture and 1 tbsp. l salt and mix for 10 seconds (milk starts slightly collapse). Remove from heat, cover the stewpan with a lid and let stand for 20 minutes
- Remove the lid – you will see that the milk mixture is divided into little lumps. Now mix in the remaining vinegar mixture, and milk will continue to curl. Stir for a few minutes. Pour all this mixture onto the prepared colander in the sink.
- Leave to drain to desired consistency: 15 min. for soft ricotta, 20 minutes for a dense and creamy, and 30 min. – for dense and slightly dry. Serve soft ricotta warm or slightly cooled in a small decorative bowl. Solid ricotta with give a gauze a ball or disk shape and place in the refrigerator at least 1 hour
- Serve with your favorite foods, such as honey and black pepper, fresh or dried fruit, jam, crackers or fresh with bread.
