My two oldest kids have been home on spring break this week and we’ve had a ball. (This is why I’ve missed posting a couple of days). During this break, my older son and I had fun making some homemade mozzarella (and ricotta from the leftover whey)….and then my family had a wonderful “make your own pizza” night using our homemade cheeses. Why don’t you give it a try. It’s easy! Here’s what we did.
Homemade Mozzarella
But wait, there’s more!
Homemade Ricotta From the Leftover Whey
Once your have scooped out all of the curds, let them drain until your ricotta has reached your desired dryness. Here’s ours.
Our mozzarella/ricotta recipes made 1 pound of mozzarella and 1 cup of ricotta. (Keep in mind these amounts will vary each time you make your cheese based on how much fat/protein is in your milk). We had a lot of whey left over. The whey can be used in so many wonderful recipes. I will share an English Muffin type bread that I used with our whey from this week with you tomorrow!
mcvick
can’t wait to try this, i have a love affair with fresh mootz. i’m pretty sure i used to make this, or some version of it, when a milk bottle would roll under the couch and i’d find it a few days later..err..yeah, nevermind ????
Wendy Hayden, Farmer's Daughter-in-law
I am so interested in making cheeses but have never tried it. This is book marked for when I get brave enough!
4 Sisters @ bringingbeauty.blogspot.com
I’ve been looking for the perfect mozzarella recipe – I can’t wait to try this out!
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lightlycrunchy
We’ve been wanting to make mozzarella as well, so purchased liquid rennet from a local dairy. I’ll have to look up the right amount for the liquid.
The Lovely Mrs. P
You make this look so easy! Stopping by to let you know I am featuring you today! Stop by and link up again!
Kim@madeinaday
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