Helene's Ricotta from her blog

[judydawn]

I made my first batch today and the taste is amazing.  I have never been able to eat bought ricotta from a spoon but this one you can.  I tipped the whey down the sink then wondered if it was good for anything.  I momentarily forgot it had vinegar in it and was thinking custards etc but then when I realised that wouldn't work, I didn't feel so bad about throwing it out.  I had no trouble removing it from the bowl with a silicon soup ladle, gently pouring the last bit onto the ladle.  I expected what could go wrong would go wrong with my first attempt but it was a perfect success.  Thank you Helene for this useful recipe.

[fundj&e]

JD i use the whey instead of water when i make bread its really nice when i use it in the wholemeal/seeded bread,  the whey helps soften the seeds.

do you throw out the whey from the yogurt 2 ?

[Halex]

Interesting Uni, I throw out the whey too.

Made 2 batches yesterday, 1st perfect, 2nd used vinegar & lemon juice, a little runny. Both in fridge, wanted to make gnocchi but wondering if 2nd batch too runny.

H

[fundj&e]

if u think its to runny H add exrta cheese or a handful of bread crumbs ,potato flour could work 2

[Halex]

Thanks Uni, your a hero

H

[fundj&e]

i have read that whey is good pets, no pets in this house just frank and the kids

[ThermomixBlogger]

Right on JudyDawn and Halex! Thanks fundj for that great advice too Just seeing this thread for the first time and I love it  -- especially the gorgeous photos 

It's a good time to get practicing making the ricotta cuz I am just getting ready to blog a new recipe using this cheese. It's not the recipe you might think either... this one may surprise you    I've made it three times now to test, and need to do a fourth for photo. First though, to make some more ricotta!

[Halex]

Oooh very excited. Cant wait

h

[judydawn]

JD i use the whey instead of water when i make bread its really nice when i use it in the wholemeal/seeded bread,  the whey helps soften the seeds.

do you throw out the whey from the yogurt 2 ?

With the ricotta whey, it's quite OK to use for breadmaking even with the vinegar in it Uni?

No, I don't throw out the whey from yoghurt, I just stir it back in and eat it.

[fundj&e]

yes JD some ppl add vinger instead of the bread improver.

[judydawn]

Thanks Uni, I will remember that for my next batch.  I love not wasting anything. 

[fundj&e]

some here JD,and u know what i hate wasting the most its bread, dont i ask me why but i feel really bad throwing bread out more than i do meat

[judydawn]

I never throw bread out Uni - it gets made into breadcrumbs or Queen of Puddings. I keep all my bread in the freezer and only take out what I need each day so therefore nothing gets wasted.

[Wonder]

I tried making half the mixture and I don't think it's worked very well, it didn't seem to separate very well. I have it straining but not holding out much hope  I'm now thing I should have reduced the cooking time.

[ThermomixBlogger]

Aww so sorry to hear that Wonder I made this recipe three times in the past week and each time worked great. I agree, if you were halving it, you would have had to adjust the cooking time. Just heat till it reached 90C and it should work. But halving the recipe won't give you much ricotta in the end. I find using the full recipe gives only 300 g of cheese, but still, that's a good amount for most recipes and it's so easy to make more if needed. (also because it's best used fresh, I try not to make more than needed...)

I hope you will try again and have more success next time. Or just come over to my house and we'll make some together