So there are only two ingredients: 3 litres of milk and the juice of two lemons . Here are all the steps to follow to make your homemade ricotta:
ricotta
Boil 1.5 litres of fresh milk in a steel pan with salt to obtain the first salt.
As soon as the milk begins to boil, add the juice of 1 lemon and whisk.
After a few minutes the whey will start to separate and it is time to remove it from the heat and let it stand for 5 minutes.
Then take a strainer with a gauze or a cotton cloth and filter first the whey and then the larger part. This way you will get the primova. The tip is to shape it by pressing it also to remove the last residues of serum.
Once the primosale is obtained, you can proceed with the ricotta by heating the whey with another 1.5 L of milk and the juice of 1 lemon.
Stir until it comes to the boil and then let it stand for another minute before leaving it off the heat for another 5 minutes to rest.
Filter out most of the whey and then form the ricotta in the specific mould, fuscella.
homemade ricotta
In this way you will have obtained your homemade ricotta in a few simple steps and if you are wondering whether the ricotta will taste of lemon at the end, the answer is no . To preserve it you can put it in the fridge for up to 2 days. You can eat it plain or make some sweet or savoury recipes.
