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Homemade mascarpone with cream and lemon juice

Make homemade mascarpone with 40% cream and lemon juice, gently heated, then chilled and drained overnight. Makes about 300 g.

Slovak cuisine · Translated from Slovak ·

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time
10 min
Cook time
10 min
Servings
About 300 g
Difficulty
Medium
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Mascarpone is a delicate, creamy fresh cheese from Lombardy that you can make at home with just cream and a teaspoon of lemon juice. The cream is heated over low heat, the lemon juice thickens it, and the mixture then rests in the refrigerator. The hands-on work takes about ten minutes. Use homemade mascarpone in cream fillings and tiramisu, sweetened with honey to serve with fruit, or as a ravioli filling.

Ingredients

1 cup = 250 ml (metric cup)

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Instructions

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  1. Make homemade mascarpone using just cream and lemon juice.
    Homemade mascarpone with cream and lemon juice
  2. Allow about 10 minutes for the preparation, then let the mascarpone rest in the refrigerator for at least one night. Use it the next day, for example, as a filling for crepes or a topping for pancakes.
  3. Pour the cream into a saucepan and heat over low heat.
    Homemade mascarpone with cream and lemon juice
  4. Gradually heat the cream to 90°C (194°F) and maintain that temperature. After 3 minutes, add the lemon juice and cook for another 3 minutes.
    Homemade mascarpone with cream and lemon juice
  5. Remove the saucepan from the heat and let the mixture cool to room temperature.
  6. Line a strainer with a kitchen towel, set it over a pot, and pour in the cooled mixture. Let the whey drain into the pot overnight.
  7. Use the mascarpone as soon as the next day. Store it in a sealed container in the refrigerator for several days.
    Homemade mascarpone with cream and lemon juice

Tip: After you add the lemon juice, the cream will only thicken enough to coat a spoon—it will not separate into curds like milk does when making quark, a fresh curd cheese. It will become thick and creamy only after cooling and draining.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per 100 g, calculated from the ingredients

Energy
193 kcal
Protein
2.9 g
Carbohydrates
3.7 g
of which sugars
3.7 g
Fat
19 g
of which saturates
10 g
Fiber
0.0 g
Salt
0.2 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Mascarpone zo smotany a citrónovej šťavy

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