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| Author: | JesBelle [ Mon May 10, 2010 3:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Cheesy questions |
So, today I made paneer for tomorrow's dinner (Dal Methiwali and tomatoes stuffed with peas and paneer) and I got about 2 cups of whey in addition to my little cake of cheese. Would this whey be appropriate for ricotta? If it would work for ricotta, could I freeze the whey until I have a few batches worth and make a larger amount of ricotta? Does ricotta have two "c's"? TIA Kt |
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| Author: | TheFuzzy [ Mon May 10, 2010 10:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cheesy questions |
Jesbelle, In order to make whey ricotta, you need a few gallons of whey. Also, generally ricotta is made from the leftovers of a mid-temperature cheese, which is why there is curd left when you heat it to high temperatures (recook ). Usually paneer is made at high temps, so I would not expect much yield from the whey. |
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| Author: | JesBelle [ Tue May 11, 2010 11:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cheesy questions |
See, I knew there was hitch. At least I spelled it right. |
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| Author: | Tim [ Wed May 12, 2010 7:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cheesy questions |
Jes, Kenji Alt has a ricotta recipe on his blog. It uses whole milk. Tim |
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| Author: | MiGirl [ Wed May 12, 2010 10:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cheesy questions |
I've made the whole milk version, it's devine! Laurie |
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| Author: | JesBelle [ Wed May 12, 2010 9:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cheesy questions |
Heh, while I do want to make ricotta sometime, my main motivation was finding something to do with the whey. I always feel bad when I forget about it and end up throwing it out. Like I'm taking food out of the mouths of body builders or something. |
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| Author: | Darcie [ Thu May 13, 2010 11:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cheesy questions |
I suppose you could use the liquid for making bread. I read something about that somewhere but can't remember for the life of me. |
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| Author: | BeckyH [ Fri May 14, 2010 9:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cheesy questions |
It's also great for plants. |
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| Author: | JesBelle [ Fri May 14, 2010 10:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cheesy questions |
I sometimes remember to use it in bread, but I didn't know about plants. Maybe I should try it out on Phil (our philodendron). |
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| Author: | TheFuzzy [ Sat May 15, 2010 11:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cheesy questions |
JesBelle, On houseplants I'd be worried about it being stinky. Hmmm, I wonder if I could use whey for my sourdough? |
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