Combine the milk and lemon juice, what happens next is amazing.
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Then take a strainer with cheesecloth or a cotton cloth and filter the whey first and then the largest part. This way you will get the first sale. The advice is to shape it by also pressing to remove the last residue of serum.
Once you have obtained the primosale, you can proceed with the ricotta by heating the whey with another 1.5 L of milk and the juice of 1 lemon.
Stir until it boils and then let it sit for a further minute before leaving it off the heat for another 5 minutes to rest.
Filter most of the whey and then form the ricotta in the specific mold, fuscella.
This way you will have obtained your homemade ricotta with a few simple steps and if you wonder if the ricotta will taste like lemon in the end, the answer is no . To preserve it you can place it in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. You can eat it naturally or make some sweet or savory recipes.
