Easy and Delicious Homemade Ricotta Cheese

Recipesfull introduces to you: Italian Recipes. (Easy and Delicious Homemade Ricotta Cheese). A lovely creamy cheese which is very easy to make! Even my sister who refused to eat the cheese at first ended up loving it! This is a fail-safe recipe in our household, I have made it time and time again. To cheese or not to cheese...that is never the question!

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 5 mins

Additional: 25 mins

Total: 40 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 2 cups

Easy and Delicious Homemade Ricotta Cheese

Ingredients

8 ½ cups whole milk

⅓ cup lemon juice

1 teaspoon salt

Exquisite Yeastless Focaccia

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 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.

Step 2

Stir lemon juice and salt slowly into warmed milk. Let stand until milk curdles 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 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.

Nutritional Information

Easy and Delicious Homemade Ricotta Cheese

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 158.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 8.4g 17%

Carbohydrates: 12.6g 4%

Sugars: 12g

Fat: 8.4g 13%

Saturated Fat: 4.8g 24%

Cholesterol: 25.9mg 9%

Vitamin A Iu: 266.5IU 5%

Niacin Equivalents: 3.5mg 27%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 6%

Vitamin C: 4.7mg 8%

Folate: 14.3mcg 4%

Calcium: 293.8mg 29%

Iron: 0.1mg 1%

Magnesium: 26.5mg 10%

Potassium: 383.4mg 11%

Sodium: 394.5mg 16%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 10%

Calories From Fat: 75.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.