Dairy
14 January 2019
Homemade mascarpone-style cheese
Category:
Dairy
Difficulty:
Medium
Servings:
4
Mascarpone is a traditional Italian cheese from Lombardy. It can be used in many ways. Do you have to buy it? Not necessarily. Try making homemade mascarpone-style cheese yourself. You'll see that preparing it is not difficult at all. We're sure that even a beginner cheesemaker will handle it without any trouble.
Mascarpone is very thick and creamy; it should have a uniform consistency and a slightly sweet, mild taste. Its main ingredient is high-fat cream, which makes the cheese quite rich. It's an ideal ingredient for many baked goods and desserts. Useful, for instance, when preparing the very popular Italian treat – tiramisu. It will also work as an addition to cheesecakes, and not only those. The internet is full of recipes for dishes using mascarpone. Let's get to it!
Notes
Recipe for homemade mascarpone-style cheese
Preparation:
Heat the cream in a water bath for 15 minutes to a temperature of 80°C. Add the lemon juice and stir, maintaining the temperature until the cream curdles. Remove from the heat. Cover the pot with a lid and leave to cool, stirring from time to time.
Transfer the thick, cooled mass to a colander lined with cheesecloth. Tie the corners of the cloth. Drain for 12 hours at a temperature of 10°C, turning occasionally.
Store the cheese in the refrigerator for no longer than a week.
Enjoy! ...because homemade is better!
