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Easy and Delicious Homemade Ricotta Cheese

Making homemade ricotta couldn't be simpler with this easy recipe that turns milk, lemon juice, and salt into the delicious Italian cheese.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Ingredient
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 158
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 8.5 cups whole milk
  • 0.33333334326744 cup lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Method
 

  1. Pour milk into a saucepan set over medium heat. Heat milk until it registers 194 degrees F (90 degrees C) on an instant-read thermometer, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
  2. Stir lemon juice and salt slowly into warmed milk. Let stand until milk curdles, 10 to 15 minutes.
  3. Line a fine-mesh strainer with cheesecloth and place it over a large bowl. Pour milk mixture carefully into the lined strainer. Let stand until most of the liquid has drained off the ricotta, about 15 minutes. Discard drained liquid.

Nutrition

Calories: 158kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 8gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 395mgSugar: 12g

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