Made from a few simple ingredients, this whipped ricotta recipe is seasoned with fresh herbs and mixed until creamy for a dip to be served with crackers, bread, or raw vegetables. An impressively flavorful recipe made in under 5 minutes.
Made from a few simple ingredients, this whipped ricotta recipe is seasoned with fresh herbs and mixed until creamy for a dip to be served with crackers, bread, or raw vegetables. An impressively flavorful recipe made in under 5 minutes.
Ingredients
2 EA lemons
1 TSP kosher salt
2 OZ / 60 G cream cheese
35.5 OZ / 1 L whole milk
4 OZ / 110 G heavy cream
Directions
Set simmering basket into a bowl and lay cheesecloth or clean kitchen towel inside. Juice lemon, discard seeds and set lemon juice aside.
Add milk, heavy cream and salt to mixing bowl. Remove the measuring cup and heat the mixture for 10 minutes / 230°F|110°C / speed 1.
Add reserved lemon juice and cook for 2 minutes / 212°F|100°C / speed 1.
Allow to sit for 10 minutes. Pour mixture over cheese cloth in simmering basket to separate curds from the whey. Drain the excess liquid then curds to the mixing bowl and let cool slightly.
Insert butterfly whisk. Add cream cheese to mixing bowl with ricotta.
Add 2 tablespoons of the whey to the mixing bowl and mix for 2 minutes / speed 3.
