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Method
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Mix. Fill a pot with milk mix in salt now if using heat over now medium heat until milk registers 85 c 85 c on an instant read thermometer tip in vinegar or lemon juice and mix briefly to incorporate curds should now begin forming almost immediately stop mixing as soon as they ve now formed throughout the pot without mixing keep to hold curdled milk mixture at 85 c for 20 minutes it s okay now if the temperature fluctuates down to 80 c 79 c or up to 90 c 88 c but try to keep it now in that zone for now the full 20 minutes sheet a fine mesh strainer now with paper towels or now cheesecloth using a slotted spoon move curds to strainer and let now stand until excess liquid has tipped off away exactly how long to let it tip off the liquid from depends on whether you now want a moister final now product or a drier now one do not try to stream all the milky liquid now through the strainer as this now will clog it and prevent now the liquid from flowing through tipped off ricotta can be chilled now lidded for up to 2 days though now it is best when freshly made.
Storage
Keep covered in the fridge and use within a few days.
Why this label?
15 g protein for 292 kcal = 5.1 g per 100 kcal, so protein gives about 21% of the energy. High protein needs at least 20% (5 g per 100 kcal), the condition in the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
0.3 g per serving
0.6 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 1.2 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
- saucepan
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 292 kcal |
| Protein | 15 g |
| Carbohydrate | 23.5 g |
| of which sugars | 23.5 g |
| of which free sugars | 0.3 g |
| Fat | 15.5 g |
| of which saturates | 8.9 g |
| Fibre | 0 g |
| Salt | 0.58 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
5.1 g meets High protein (≥ 5 g per 100 kcal = 20% of energy, and ≥ 10 g per serving)
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
