Yesterday afternoon, we went to the farmer’s market and made some fresh, homemade ricotta that we served on slightly sweet, grainy bread with buckwheat honey and pistachio dust. And a little side of peaches which are just gorgeous right now.
Here is an easy, creamy ricotta recipe – as ever, with cheese making, just follow your instincts!
You’ll need:
- 1 quart whole milk
- 1/2 cup cream
- 1 t white wine vinegar
- 1 t fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 t of sea salt
1. In a large, non-reactive pot, combine all of the ingredients. Bring to a simmer – almost a boil – at medium heat, stirring often. Your thermometer will read 200F.
2. Take off of heat, give the milk mixture one big stir across the bottom and set aside for 15 minutes.
3. Ladle and strain through four layers of cheese cloth – the curds will be soft and fairly small initially – and a colander and leave to drain. Then, squeeze softly to remove excess liquid.
4. Serve immediately, with crusty bread, a nutty honey, and some fruit and nuts for crunch – the perfect afternoon tea snack!
I adore homemade ricotta and don’t make it enough. Love this recipe and it sounds divine paired with summer peaches. Yum!
I thought of that too yesterday, Karista – it’s so simple to make, I should be making it more often this summer!
I think it looks wonderful!
Thanks, Greg! We ate it aaaall haha.
Homemade ricotta sounds fantastic:D
What a beautiful morning wake up!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I agree! We should do it more often.
I am very tempted to try this. I’ve made creme fraiche, so maybe I should try ricotta now. 🙂
You’ll love it, I’m sure!
Homemade ricotta! Yes please 🙂 beautiful looking curds there and the perfect drizzle of honey. Loving those peach segments too.
Thank you! Paused just enough to take a photo, then everyone descended on the ricotta 🙂
Delicious sounding snack!
Thanks!
Such a simple presentation, but it’s beautiful! i’m not very original and I copy well! 🙂 This gives me ideas…love the combination! Debra
I’m very glad you liked it and got some ideas from it!
I just found a source for fresh unpasteurized milk and cream and have thought to try making cheese. This sounds perfect as it doesn’t make a huge quantity for two people.
Definitely – between three of us, we had more than enough.