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Homemade Ricotta
Difficulty:
Medium
Prep time:
5 Minutes
Cooking time:
35 Minutes
Servings:
6
Ingredients
- 2L a2 Milk® Full Cream
- 1 Lemon
- Salt and pepper to taste
Optional
- Sourdough bread
- Tomato
- Basil
- Olive oil to drizzle
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Directions
- Pour 2 litres of a2 Milk® Full Cream into a large saucepan.
- Stir slowly on medium heat until it reaches 85°C.
- Turn off the heat and season with half a tablespoon of salt.
- Add the juice of one lemon, mix as the curds begin to separate from the whey.
- Carefully ladle the curds into a cheesecloth or tea towel.
- Let the cloth sit and strain for 20 minutes.
- Strain out remaining liquid and serve.
- Optional: Serve on sourdough toast, garnished with fresh tomato, basil, a drizzle of olive oil and salt and pepper.
