How to Make Ricotta Cheese with Chef Maria Helm Sinskey | Williams-Sonoma

[bd801]

Hello dear Sonoma,,, I really loved your video..I have tried tons of things , but my consistency never evry goes more than a tennis ball of a Gallon.. I used Lehigh, and all other brands of whole mlk, but very surprised to see you made so much ricotta from just a gallon... Please tell mehow should I get a sufficient amount from a gallon..... Thanks in advance.

[alien1947in]

This is called paneer in India.

[925ELM]

Ricotta is made 2 ways. The method used in the video makes use of whole milk as it is very difficult to find whey at the supermarket. Traditional ricotta is made with whey left over from the cheese making process. Another way to make ricotta is with whole milk/cream. This produces a richer, higher fat ricotta. Commercially, Bellwether Farms makes ricotta both ways and they are equally delicious. One utilizes whey left over from their sheeps milk cheese the other uses full-fat Jersey cows milk.

[lzambeni]

I'm sure this is tasty....BUT it is NOT "ricotta" (!) which in Italy is made from the whey separated from the curds during cheesemaking. The curds become cheese (mozzarella, parmesan etc...) and the leftover watery slightly milky looking whey is not thrown away - it still has a little protein and fat left in it - so it is "re-cooked" = "ri-cotta" in Italian & rennet or vinegar etc.. is added to once again create curds. Then the whey is drained from the curds and you get REAL "ricotta".

[clmason33172]

I'm very disappointed in Williams-Sonoma for putting out false information. Ricotta is made from the whey after making cheese. "Ricotta" means "recooked".

[hbeezey]

uh, this isn't ricotta, this is cottage cheese. ricotta is made from the whey that is leftover

[Nora20107]

Can we make this without cream and still get the same consistency?

[GeodeMom]

Thank you so much!! :)

[GeodeMom]

Love the video!  How much vinegar is added?

[WilliamsSonoma]

@GeodeMom For this amount of milk and cream 1/4 cup of white vinegar will do the trick.