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Homemade Ricotta

Creamy and delicious homemade ricotta with just four ingredients!
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Cuisine Italian

Equipment

  • food thermometer

Ingredients
  

  • 1 gallon whole milk
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 4-6 tsp salt
  • 6-8 tbsp vinegar

Instructions
 

  • In a heavy bottom pot, on a medium low flame, add milk and cream. Stir frequently.
  • When milk reaches 190°-200℉ remove from heat. (Roughly 20 minutes)
  • Once off the heat, add salt and vinegar and stir lightly to create curdles. Let sit for 10 minutes.
  • Strain into preferred method (either cheese cloths or containers). If you see the whey liquid is still milk colored, you can add more vinegar. The way should be a yellow color which shows that all the curdles have separated.

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