Making your own ricotta makes this dish all the more delicious.
INGREDIENTS
Ricotta
- 3 litres full-cream milk
- 2 ½ tsp salt
- 3/4cup white vinegar
To serve
- 1 loaf farm-style bread, sliced
- 3 tbsp honey
- Fresh honeycomb
- Black pepper
METHOD
Ricotta Place milk and salt in a large pot. Heat on medium-high until the milk is steaming and barely simmering, ideally 80–85°C. Do not boil.
REMOVE the pot from the heat. Add vinegar and stir briefly to incorporate. Let the milk sit undisturbed for 10 minutes to curdle.
LINE a fine-mesh sieve with 2–3 layers of cheesecloth or a clean tea towel. Using a slotted spoon, transfer curds to the strainer. Drain ricotta for 30 minutes, or until desired consistency is reached. To serve Preheat oven to grill. Lay bread slices on an oven tray and grill until lightly toasted, for about 8 minutes.
PLACE ricotta in a serving bowl, top with the honey and thyme and season with freshly cracked black pepper. Serve while still warm with the toasted bread.
TIp: Ultra-high temperature (UHT) milk will not work in this recipe. Full-cream milk will give you a creamier ricotta, but low-fat milk will also work. Drain curds for 10 minutes for a soft ricotta and up to an hour for a firmer texture.
HANDS-ON TIME 10 min | TOTAL TIME 45 min | SERVES 4–6 | Vegetarian | easy
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