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Ann's RICOTTA CHEESE




Source of Recipe


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Recipe Introduction


This is what America's Test Kitchen made on yesterday's show. There is a video you can call up...www.americastestkitchen.com Season 13 “Indian Classics Made Easy”.... [Login using your email and check that you are not a premium member.] It's a little different from how I make it. I don't use salt so I'd say that is optional. I let it sit off heat about 15 minutes, and I use a strainer spoon{skimmer} to lift out the curds into the cheesecloth. I save the whey for soup or sauce for mac and cheese. I gather up the edges of the cheesecloth, tie the bundle with string, and hang it over a bowl to drain well...at least an hour. I don't form it into “basket cheese” which is just pressed ricotta. I have some savory ricotta recipes I can send you if you'd like. I have kept it in a plastic container for a good week with no problems. You can wash and reuse the cheesecloth. Make sure it is dry before you store it.


List of Ingredients




Cheese
•3 quarts whole milk (I use 4 quarts...1 US gallon)
•3 cups buttermilk (I use 4 cups...1 US quart or powdered buttermilk that you mix with water to make a quart. That is found in the baking aisle usually. I prefer using the bottled buttermilk, but both work.
•1 tablespoon salt


Recipe



•Line colander with triple layer of cheesecloth and set in sink. Bring milk to boil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Whisk in buttermilk and salt, turn off heat, and let stand for 1 minute. Pour milk mixture through cheesecloth and let curds drain for 15 minutes.

•Pull edges of cheesecloth together to form pouch. Twist edges of cheesecloth together, firmly squeezing out as much liquid as possible from cheese curds. Place taut, twisted cheese pouch between 2 large plates and weigh down top plate with heavy Dutch oven. Set aside at room temperature until cheese is firm and set, at least 45 minutes. Remove cheesecloth and cut cheese into ½-inch pieces.

(Left uncut, cheese can be wrapped in plastic wrap and refrigerated for up to 3 days.)

Ann