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    Home » Recipes » How To's

    How To Make Mascarpone Cheese At Home

    Published: Feb 23, 2015 || Last updated: Mar 7, 2019 by Farrukh Aziz

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    Mascarpone cheese is hard to find in the market and even if you find, its way.. way.. too expensive. The only other option to beat the price heat is to make this cheese at home.  Below is the method I followed to make one at home, and the cheese has been the best I have ever tasted.  My efforts paid off when I finally succeeded, that too at first attempt itself. So here is how to make Mascarpone cheese at home...
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    INGREDIENTS:-
    Heavy cream                          4 cups (Amul cream was used here)
    Lemon juice                            2 tbsp

    METHOD:-

    Place the cream in a heavy bottom pan.


    Heat the cream on a very low flame, stir occasionally.  Don’t scorch the bottom.

    Let it simmer on low flame, don’t allow it to get a boil (If you have a candy thermometer, monitor the temperature.  It should not go beyond 190 degrees farenheit)  This should take around 8 to 10 minutes

    Slowly add lemon juice and stir.  Allow it to simmer for 4 to 5 minutes.  Cream will become thick and it will coat the back of the spoon.


    Take it off the flame and let it rest for 30mins

    Line the strainer with 6 layers of cheese cloth and place it over an empty bowl.

    Refrigerate it for 10 to 12 hours or overnight.

    Whey will be collected in the bowl.  Discard this whey.

    Scrap your mascarpone from the cheese cloth.









    There you go, creamy, yummy, silky and soft mascarpone cheese is ready to be used.

    Store in an air tight container and refrigerate it.  Use it within a week.
    NOTE : - I have used Amul cream here, but heavy cream can also be used if you prefer. Honestly, I was not able to detect any difference in taste and texture.  Moreover, as Amul cream is low fat which makes this cheese healthier too.


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    1. Sowmya

      August 11, 2015 at 11:55 am

      Thank you so much for the recipe

      Reply
      • Farrukh Aziz

        August 11, 2015 at 12:52 pm

        Sowmya 🙂

        Regards

        Reply
    2. Farrukh Aziz Ansari

      September 30, 2014 at 8:55 am

      thank you so much Preeti 🙂

      Reply
    3. Shaista Zafar

      September 30, 2014 at 8:03 am

      is there any alternative for cheese cloth?
      Can i use simple cotton fabric? if yes then how many layers of this?

      Reply
    4. Preeti Madhu

      August 04, 2014 at 3:55 pm

      You are awesome farrukh di 🙂

      Reply
    5. swayampurna mishra

      July 10, 2014 at 10:18 am

      Hi Farrukh.. That was simply inspired!! Have to give this a go ASAP!! PS: I love your pics.. 🙂

      Reply
    6. Shobha

      July 25, 2013 at 11:38 am

      Thanks for sharing.. very useful recipe.

      Reply

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