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Easy to Make Homemade Riccota Cheese Recipe

December 21, 2021
Abu Bakar Siddique

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
Easy to Make Homemade Riccota Cheese Recipe
Easy to Make Homemade Riccota Cheese Recipe

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.

Easy to Make Homemade Riccota Cheese Recipe
Easy to Make Homemade Riccota Cheese Recipe

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 .