Ricotta, Ricotta, Ricotta - Homemade Ricotta

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I used this as a spread on a savory sandwich, so I skipped the lemon zest and added a dash of basil and oregano, and 2 garlic cloves, which were quartered and removed while straining. It was delicious!!

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i made this for a party and got rave reviews. i placed the ricotta on bruschetta and sprinkled with maldon salt and evoo. for those who think that the lemon flavor is too much, just leave out the zest!

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If you omit the lemon, you wont get cheese. It's the acid in the juice that makes the "curds". If you don't like the lemon taste, you can substitute a good white wine vinegar. That is what I do if I am using the cheese in a savory dish. If I am going to use it in a desert, particularly one with fruit, I will opt for the lemon.

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It is very creamy, love that. But I also agreed a little heavy on the lemon, cut the lemon by half would be my suggestion. Lemon flavored or not it worked beautifully in a Lasagna Rvaioli dish I made.

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I love Mario and this was a pretty good ricotta recipe. I agree with the other poster that he is using too much lemon. Also, you have to use good milk - Wal Mart milk not going to cut it if you want good ricotta. We make this from time to time but we are able to get fresh ricotta from Gina's Homemade here in Scottsdale. http://ginashomemade.com/product-specialties.shtml. There is a picture of what fresh ricotta should look like on their facebook page which is here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ginas-Homemade/165249930160393 I love to make ricotta, biscotti, all of the good stuff but don't have the time so I wind up buying a lot from Gina's. They are pretty new but I am glad we have them. I think Mario has a different ricotta recipe in one of his books.

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This should be called lemon flavored ricotta.

I'd use 1.5 lemons vs 4 and skip the zest unless you are going for a dessert or dish where you want a strong lemon flavor. That amount of lemon would taste weird on pasta or a calzone.

I used milk from Walmart and it wouldn't curd for some reason. I then bought organic and it worked great. Can't explain why.

You may want to refrigerate it in the cheesecloth. It is easier to dump it in a container if you do it that way.

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I noticed that the recipe says you can feed the whey to your pets. I'm not sure this would be a good idea because of the amount of lemon juice involved, which can upset stomachs in dogs and cats (their gastric pH is different than in humans. Just some friendly advice from a dog mommy.

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fantastic. and great lemon flavor. next time i'll try it without the lemon for a plain ricotta. i don't think you can go wrong with this recipe.

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I used to make this with Taric acid.
This is a very good alternative! and tastes better. So easy too.