Homemade Ricotta Cheese (Crock Pot) |
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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 420 Minutes |
Ready In: 425 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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It's next to impossible to find ricotta cheese here in Mexico so decided to try the recipe in my Cruising Cuisine cookbook and it's WONDERFUL, and so easy too! Plan to continue to make my own Ricotta even when we get back to the states! I make mine in the crockpot, which pretty much eleminates the possibility of scourching the milk, however it can be made on the stove top, but watch it carefully. Ingredients:
1/2 gallon milk |
4 tablespoons white vinegar or 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice or 4 tablespoons champagne vinegar or 4 tablespoons white wine vinegar |
Directions:
1. Combine the milk and acid (white vinegar, lemon juice, Champagne vinegar, or white wine vinegar) in the crockpot and heat on low until temperature reaches 180 degrees F. (At 7,000 feet or above, bring it to 172 degrees F.) If heating on a stove top use a heavy pan and very low heat. It takes about 30 minutes. (Do not try to hurry this process; the milk might scorch on the bottom of the pan and you'll have brown specs in the cheese.).
2. Once the temperature has reached 180 degrees, remove from heat, cover and seet aside in a warm place (80 - 100 degrees F) for about six hours. The cheese is ready to strain when a solid curd has formed.
3. Strain through several layers of dampened cheese cloth or a fine metal strainer; discaring the whey (the watery residue).
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