Ingredients to make homemade riccota cheese Recipe:

• 12 cups of milk
• 4 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1.1 / 2 teaspoon salt (optional)
• NOTE: It is generally prepared without salt

How to make homemade riccota cheese:

Step NO 1

Put the milk, lemon juice and salt in a pot if you want the ricotta to be salty.

Step NO 2

Bring to a boil, put over medium heat and uncovered, cook without stirring for 20 minutes.

Step NO 3

It is removed from the heat and strained through a small wire strainer that is gently shaken so that the cheese that forms is slightly squeezed.

Step NO 4

It is left in the strainer until it no longer drains.

Step NO 5

At the end it is lightly squeezed by hand and removed from the strainer.

Step NO 6

This preparation makes two cups (450 grams). If you liked the recipe for homemade riccota cheese , we suggest you enter our category of Cheese Recipes .