Homemade Ricotta

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Did not try yet; but looks wonderful. To kaddykitty--if you would have seen the episode I think you would have realized what a raft is. Just something that floats. Think cartoons--when they tie logs together-hop on and sail away!--but a raft is, also, an abundance of something. So, she probably meant when enough of it coagulated at the surface. I was in and out of the room and didn't hear her use it in a sentence. Hope it helps.

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Alex - thank you this is fabulous. I will never do store bought ricotta again. Used organic milk , cream and buttermilk! Awesome!

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I did not see the episode but do want to try this. Can someone explain what raft looks like. Thank you.

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This tastes so good, that I can barely believe it. And it's so easy to make! Why doesn't everyone make their own ricotta? Why in hell's name did I wait until now to try this?

I would have cringed at the thought of eating the store ricotta I was used to out of the tub with a spoon, but you'd have to fight the spoon out of my hands with this one. It's incredibly soft and creamy and develops a slight sweetness.

I mixed it with butternut squash, mushrooms and bratwurst, put it inside lasagna sheets, topped it with heirloom tomato sauce that had diced salami in it, and put little scoops of the ricotta and some thyme all over it.

I also cooked the pasta in the whey for convenience.


TRY.


THIS.

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OMG!!!!! I will never buy ricotta again. I doubled the recipe and made stuffed shells. They were so creamy and wonderful. My family said it was the best they ever ate. Thanks again Alex!

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Unbelievably Delicious. Imagine buttermilk, milk, and cream slowly simmered to create a perfect reduction. Thank you Alex.

I used
Organic Valley whole milk
Organic Valley heavy whipping cream
Margurber gourmet buttermilk

I slowly! brought the mix to a simmer and moved the "heavy non stick" pan over the flame to avoid specific hot spots. I did not stir. I gently moved the raft from the side of the pan to see how clear the whey had become and when I felt it was as clear as it should be I turned the burner off and did not move the pan. I did not cover the pot for the 20 minutes to rest. I also babied and meditated the entire time for fear of all my failures at other anonymous recipes for cheese.

I used the whey to simmer some frozen broccoli. Wow, the broccoli had no tin taste and didn't even need butter. I can't wait to use the whey for something else.

HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY. I can still recall the memory of this beautiful cheese in every delicious bite.

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what a great recipe. I made it over the weekend with the popovers. I doubled the recipe so I could have some with our pasta this week

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Easy recipe. When I make it I add a small amount of salt because otherwise it's rather bland. I'm not sure how this is "Alex's" recipe because it's fairly common.