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Homemade Ricotta Recipe

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Put down the storebought tub and learn How to Make Ricotta Cheese from scratch!

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It’s surprisingly easy and uses minimal ingredients. Use your homemade cheese for cannolis, cheesecake, lasagna, stuffed pasta, and more!

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“Ricotta” translates to “recooked” in Italian, which refers to how the cheese is historically prepared.

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Traditionally, the liquid released during the cheese-making process (whey) is recooked to become the soft and creamy curds we know as ricotta.

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Instead of making ricotta with whey, this homemade version only requires you to precisely heat whole milk and cream with fresh lemon juice in order to kick-start the curdle.

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After straining the curds, you’ll be left with a fluffy, spreadable, and delicious homemade ricotta cheese.

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You can use the homemade ricotta to make all kinds of baked goods including this blueberry riccota pound cake...

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Or a summer cherry ricotta pound cake - the ricotta helps to create a beautifully rich and moist cake.

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Click the link below for the entire recipe!