Peace.
This was prompted by Aldi grocery store. I use a lot of ricotta cheese when I cook. Yeah I keep dancing back and forth from vegetarian to vegan. But right now.... Vegetarian. Anywho... My local neighborhood Aldi does not carry ricotta cheese. So when I want it, I have to go to another store. This may not sound like a lot but it is VERY annoying. So.... I googled how to make ricotta cheese. And guess what. It is easy as ishting!
For 1/2 -1 cup of cheese you need...
2 quarts of whole milk
1/2 teaspoon of salt
4 Tablespoons of distilled white vinegar
That's it!
Cook the salt and milk until it simmers. Add the vinegar and watch the curds separate from the whey. But only watch it for like a minute. Then drain it. All the recipes call for draining with a cheesecloth. And I see the value in that, But I didn't have one and used my handy dandy strainer. It worked fine.
Let it chill for 30 minute before using in lasagna. If your using it for desserts eat immediately.
Its good that it doesn't make that much because it doesn't have the preservatives and fillers that store bought has. It won't keep long in the refrigerator.
Remember.... Whatever is in the stores, you can make it at home. And if you can't, then I don't want it.
Peace
