If I came over to your house and you served me homemade ricotta cheese I’d think you were pretty cool. And while that’s a good reason to do it there are even better reasons — like that it’s super fun ridiculously easy to do and you’re getting something that’s way better than anything you can buy in the store. Serve on toast with honey cayenne and sea salt or with tomatoes basil freshly ground black pepper olive oil and sea salt — or however you like it.
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Homemade Ricotta Cheese – Easy Make-Your-Own Ricotta – Food Wishes
This is the ricotta cheese I teased in the recently posted recipe for Pancake Lasagna for One . You don’t need homemade cheese to make a decent lasagna but if you make your own chances are your days of using store-bought stuff are over.
You can even make ricotta with different textures. A shorter draining time will give you a wetter creamier ricotta that’s perfect for use as a spread. A longer draining time will give you a drier firmer cheese that’s perfect for filling ravioli or layering a lasagna.
Of course your homemade ricotta is only as good as the milk and cream you use to make it. Hopefully you have access to a high-quality product preferably from grass-fed cows. Whatever brand you buy make sure it is "pasteurized" and not "ultra-pasteurized." Since that is heated to a higher temperature it affects the curdling process. Good luck in your quest. I really hope you give this a try soon. Enjoy!
