This should be titled "Make Ricotta Cheese My Whey"

@gweng1983

5 ай бұрын

Hah! That's clever!

@LCinFla

5 ай бұрын

Hahaha thump! That's me laughing my head off😅

@heavenbound2713

5 ай бұрын

Great comment! Whey to go! 😉

@elisaangel9789

5 ай бұрын

@@heavenbound2713 LOL

@marymurphy1393

5 ай бұрын

Love this ❤❤❤

You can use up "acid whey" from yogurt-making by baking homemade Na'an bread in a cast iron skillet. Makes: 6 small loaves -- 1 packet active yeast -- 3/4 cup leftover whey from yogurt-making -- 2 Tablespoons olive oil -- 1 teaspoon salt -- 2 teaspoons sugar -- 2 cups all-purpose flour Directions: Combine still-warm whey and active yeast in a large mixing bowl and allow to proof for 5-10 minutes. Mix in oil and sugar. Add flour and salt and mix until the dough comes together. Knead on floured surface 7-8 minutes, adding flour as needed. Dough should not be dry, but be workable without sticking to your hands. Place dough into lightly oiled bowl. Cover with a damp towel and place in a warm spot to rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour. When dough has risen, punch it down. Heat a cast-iron skillet over high heat. Divide dough into 6 balls. On a floured work surface, roll dough into a thin oval "teardrop pita" shape. Cook 2-3 minutes on the first side, until it bubbles up. Flip, and cook the second side for 2-3 minutes. Remove to a platter and brush with butter or olive oil. Repeat with remaining dough. PREPPER TIP: Put a second cast-iron griddle on top of your skillet to keep the heat in your pan as you cook. This will help compensate for "variable" temperatures such as a campfire or gas stove on a windy day. It will help the Na'an bread get extra puffy.

@RoseRedHomestead

5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Nido milk is a powdered milk that is a full fat powdered milk. You can usually find in Mexican grocery stores because they use it as baby food for their children. Only recently have I seen it in a large chain store but it was a lot more expensive than the mexican store.

@missbiggs9437

5 ай бұрын

I also seen it in Asian and Filipino grocery stores.

@MistySlocomb

5 ай бұрын

I have seen it at Costco /Sam's Club, also. In the baby section. Even at Save-A-Lot (also in the baby section).

Sometimes it takes an adventurous spirit to make things work. You certainly have that character.

I love how you admit to failures (which makes us forgive ourselves when we have failures, too) and then persist to get to a solution. This was great to watch. Do you ever use whey in your garden? If so, how?

@RoseRedHomestead

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comments. Jim

@firequeen2194

5 ай бұрын

I dehydrate my leftover whey and powder it, then use it in the garden. I also wash and dry egg shells, powder and use those for tomato plants. They are heavy calcium feeders. I have enough throughout the year to use all summer on the tomatoes. After making bone broth, same thing with bones. Dry and powder and you have bone meal. Hope this helps!

@dianekistner7650

4 ай бұрын

Great idea about the bones! I've been throwing my bones over the fence into the woods where my little dogs can't get to them. What a waste!@@firequeen2194

I for the first time ever made homemade ricotta! I am more of a handy mam than a domestically talented person so I'm thrilled that I saved a gallon of milk and some past ripe lemons from the trash.

@RoseRedHomestead

18 күн бұрын

Wonderful!! Jim

Pam, you can freeze your yogurt whey to save up until you have enough for later use.

@janew5351

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for that tip! Our ricotta without preservatives is 6 or 7$ for 500 gms in Ontario

@LCinFla

5 ай бұрын

@@janew5351 yikes! You've made me even more appreciative of the lower dairy and other fresh produce here in the deep south!

Walmart sells the Nido whole milk powdered milk. It comes in a big yellow can. In my Walmart it is usually found up, on the top shelf.

What god send, I’m in Ontario Canada,have been looking for ricotta for 2 days now, to no avail. After a disappointing few days I log into your site, serendipity.

You’re amazing. I like how you experiment and take us on the journey.

This is so helpful! It's so much easier for me to keep powdered milk on hand than to buy milk. I made the Greek yogurt, saved the whey and now I get double the bang for my buck with some Ricotta! Plus, I don't have to go to the store to buy my yogurt or Ricotta anymore. Thanks!

@RoseRedHomestead

4 ай бұрын

That is great! Jim

Not sure about anyone else, but I haven't been getting notifications, nor seeing videos under my subscriptions, and I subscribed and have the bell notification turned on.

@RoseRedHomestead

5 ай бұрын

That is really weird. I am not sure what could have happened. You might try unsubscribing and then re-subscribing to see if that helps.

@missbiggs9437

5 ай бұрын

It’s not so strange at all, I’ve had the same with some of my other subscriptions, they disappear for a time then start regularly popping up again. YT notifications seem spotty, at best. 😢

@astroranger5528

5 ай бұрын

@@RoseRedHomestead Thanks, I'll give that a go. I really enjoy your videos, so I thought something had happened to you, and went to check your channel manually to see that I somehow missed quite a lot of videos.

Nice job. One failure to one amazing success...I love watching your channel and learning new things.

I have some Nido full fat powdered milk from Walmart that has 'expired' awhile ago and is still great. Doesn't last as long as non fat, they say, but I'm pleased with how long I've gotten out of it so far. I keep it dark, cool and dry in my basement.

@Teri6419

5 ай бұрын

How long have you had it? I have some as well. I figure it'll last a long time properly stored.

Whey can be added to soups if you cannot use it for making cheese.

Glad you showed the fail! I have 2 week old whey too and was going to do this too. Now I have realistic expectations! Found a bag of whole powdered A2 milk from Azure Standard- making it now - stay tuned!

Your experiment has helped me figure out how to make ricotta without rennet, or lemon or vinegar! Thanks for making this tutorial video for us!

@RoseRedHomestead

10 күн бұрын

You are so welcome! Jim

Thank you for this❗️I've been experiencing the OUT OF THIS WORLD taste of making my own Yogurt, Cream Cheese, Cottage Cheese from Raw Milk & I am looking forward to adding this Ricotta to my list😄👍🏼

You can make Gjetost from whey, too. It's one of the brown cheeses from Scandinavia.. Delicious stuff!

@jenniexfuller

5 ай бұрын

I have no idea what that is. Never heard of brown cheese. Sounds interesting!

Thanks so much for this series of videos! I looked in the Walmart app just now and saw that they have an 8 qt package of Great Value full fat powdered milk for $12.44. I will pick some up either today or tomorrow. I just finished a batch of Greek yogurt and have a qt of whey left from the half gallon of milk I started with. Even though it is not "necessary" at the moment to make things from scratch I love being able to do these things. Usually the result is so much better than store bought, you know what is in your food and It generally costs a lot less. Plus, it is fun!

@LCinFla

5 ай бұрын

Is that 8 qts of the full fat actual powdered milk or it "makes 8 qts/2 gallon" once it's reconstituted?

In our area we have Dollar Tree stores, and they have shelf stable milk. That might work for you.

What great timing! I was just researching what to do with leftover yogurt whey and I found a method very similar to what you have discovered! Hooray!

Glad you included the failed cheese-making. This makes us novice cooks understand that sometimes things might not work out and we can learn from trying it out again.

16:15 the most wholesome reaction I have ever seen :p

@Agenda21Truth1

3 ай бұрын

The taste of REAL FOOD❗️😉

I couldn’t get it to work either Pam, all of my whey is from making Greek yogurt. I did like you. I added more acid and it didn’t work. Thank you for doing the research, I was very frustrated about the vagueness of what type of whey to use. I will try it with whole milk and my whey.

You are so brave to be honest and natural in what you do. your explanations.... XXX

The whey from yogurt has the live cultures needed to make cheese. All or most of the cheese is produced from the milk.

This is how I make my cheese, but I use rennet or lemon juice. I like that the whey can be used instead. I have whey leftover from yogurt that I made last week and this weekend. I’ve been contemplating what to use it for, and now I know! I do have milk that I made from whole milk powder! I bought it on Amazon. Hoosier Farm. What do you think the leftover whey can be used for, besides feeding to the chickens, adding to the compost or watering plants? By the way, the snow is beautiful! I live in central Texas but was raised in upstate NY. I really miss the snow! If you stand outside, you can hear the “silence” of the snow falling. OST people don’t understand that, but if you listen carefully you can heat it. It’s the best sound ever! It’s so soothing and comforting to me.

You can get Nido whole milk at several grocery stores. Sometimes in the ethnic section.

I tried making ricotta today. Sounded so much easier and faster than the greek yogurt I had planned to make. Had whey from my last batch of yogurt, probably 7-10 days old. Didn’t work. So I added more whey. Still didn’t work, so I added some white vinegar. Got some curds but not much. I decided to test the acidity of the whey and it was much milder than the vinegar. So next time I make it, I will try with fresher whey and I will test the ph before I use it. It was an interesting experiment and I look forward to my next try! You inspire me to keep at it!

@RoseRedHomestead

8 күн бұрын

Thanks, that is very kind of you. Let us know the results of your next batches. Jim

Thank you for doing the finding out for us!

I have freeze dried whole lactose free milk over the last several months. Would this work?

Pam you were so excited about the flavor. That was a Eureka moment!

I just looked on Amazon, they have full fat powdered milk

Have you thought of storing dehydrated cream powder and adding it to your powdered milk to boost the fat content? That might work.

Absolutely LOVE this video! AND your experiment!!!

Pam, I recently noticed 'Nido' whole powdered milk in the baby food section of Winco (also Walmart). Bought some to test it out, but haven't gotten to it yet. Manufactured by Nestle foods and mostly used in the Latin American market (product of Mexico). I'm not sure, but it seems like this should be a good source for long term storage and much improved availability over other full fat powdered milk found in the prepper industry. Do you have any experience with, or information about this product.

@nancyevans4942

5 ай бұрын

Make sure you read the Nido labels. Some Nido is whole milk and some is "toddler milk" which I think perhaps has sweetener and/or other ingredients. Walmart usually has Nido in the Mexican food section.

@LCinFla

5 ай бұрын

Alaska Granny likes that brand. I hope you give it a try and report back to us 😉👍

@hildaschutz1696

21 күн бұрын

I used it all the time for my coffee and used it all my childhood in Venezuela. Liquid milk it's pretty much a western thing

Ahh…the missing piece! I’m glad I watched this! I admire and appreciate your curiosity and perseverance to solve the mystery!

@RoseRedHomestead

5 ай бұрын

Thanks! It was an interesting process. Jim

I had the same result when I used fresh cultured whey. I haven't tried again.

Can you do this in the instant pot on the yogurt boil setting? It boils to 180 degrees. I make yogurt in my instant pot and have a yogurt strainer I use to drain the whey. If I use ultra pasteurized milk I don’t use the boil setting but if I use regular milk then I use the boil setting.

I found whole milk powder on Amazon. Can't wait to try this!

Thank you for all the great info you provide, you are a source of such a wide array of knowledge. I'm sorry to be negative, however of your videos, such as "More Solar Panel Information " that the camera work gives me such motion sickness, that I become physically ill. I recently went back to watch it and I couldn't do it. I'm sorry to complain, but I have watched for a long time and I just needed to let you know. Again I'm sorry to complain. Thank you for all the great sharing of knowledge.

Incredible! So happy you’re offering this series. I’ve always just added my whey to cream soups or bread dough. Cheese will be better! Thank you.

Prof Pam⚘️ Thank you... Next week I am going to do - try- to make cheese... Thank you Prof Jim, your videos are Great...Really very good.... Thank you for giving Prof Pam and all of your followers your time and know' how....Be Certain you are as Appreciated as Prof Pam... As Always # teamcantrell ❤

Thank you for sharing.

You can freeze dry your own whole milk. I do 2 gallons divided between the 5 trays of my large freeze dryer.

@RoseRedHomestead

Ай бұрын

We have found that for any liquid, we need to pre-freeze in the trays in our regular freezer and freeze dry. Jim

Awesome

Freeze Dry some whole milk and store in a quart jar! It works beautifully!

Very helpful video; thank you for sharing your newfound information!

Yummy!!! I'm definitely making this! The first thing I'll make with it will be cannoli filling! 😋

Thank you for sharing this project with us. Will for sure try it myself. For lasagna I sometimes use whipped cottage cheese or pulse some cottage cheese in my food processor to substitute the more expensive ricotta cheese.

@RoseRedHomestead

4 ай бұрын

Sounds great! Jim

Question: can the whey be reused to make another batch of ricotta? or maybe more batches than that? Thx for doing this, filming it and sharing it with us. 👍👍👍👍👍

@kaesmomFitz

5 ай бұрын

I was goign to ask the same thing.

Thanks for great info! Trying this today.

@RoseRedHomestead

5 ай бұрын

We hope you like it! Let us know what you think. Jim

@jerrynemeth6735

5 ай бұрын

​@@RoseRedHomestead It worked great, ended up with 2 cups worth from making 1/2 gallon of powedered whole milk and the whey we had left over from making farmers cheese (from powdered whole milk) Your info a real blessing, thanks for what you both do!

Walmart has Nido in the Hispanic section

@RoseRedHomestead

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the information. Jim

I am enjoying this series. Experimentation question: I wonder if you could use whole milk that you have freeze dried in your dryer in this experiment. I would appreciate your thoughts on this idea.

@LCinFla

5 ай бұрын

I would imagine so... Reconstitute it and treat it as Rose Red did with her store bought milk. But let's see what she says!

Could you make your own full fat powdered milk, by freeze drying whole milk?

I love making ricotta! I then make tortellini, ravioli and lasagna and freeze.its so yummy!

Just curious if you could use dehydrated Heavy Whipping Cream as a fat source with the non or low fat powered milk? I have all this on hand in my pantry.

I have a full fat powdered milk I found in my local grocery store (UK based) maybe your grocery store has it you just haven't seen it ?

Since you have a freeze drier freeze dry whole milk.

So excited to try this. Thank you so much for continuing through the fail as I have seen other video's and I didn't believe them. Lasagna being my favorite! Have a great day and thanks for these video's.

@RoseRedHomestead

5 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Enjoy yourself and let know the results. Jim

Wonder if you can freeze the whey to store until there is enough to make a large batch of ricotta. Would that possibly keep it fresh enough.

Hi Pam, I just watched your taco soup and canning beans videos-loved them! Can the Taco soup be pressure canned? Thanks for all you do! 👍

@terrilizotte3971

5 ай бұрын

I’ve pressure canned taco soup it comes out wonderfully.

Pam, Hoosier Hill Farm from Indiana has powdered whole milk! Congratulations on your ricotta, it looks great.

Im so happy for you! All that experimentation bore fruit!

Pam, thank you for doing this and thanks for keeping and sharing the “failure”. I learned a lot from it. I’ve made ricotta before but not from whey. I will be saving up my excess whey and giving this a try. Thanks again! ❤🇨🇦🥛

@RoseRedHomestead

5 ай бұрын

Yes, the idea behind failure is not that you "blew it" and got something other than expected. It is what did you learn for it? So, next time you can apply what you learned and make it better. Jim

I somehow got confused between the first process where you added acid and the second process where you said you had “acidic” whey and you pointed to the cultured side of the board. Can you explain further?

Wow. How exciting. Thank you for your experimentation and success. I have already made the cream cheese and it was very good. Now I will try the ricotta. I bake Italian ricotta cookies for Christmas gifts and having homemade ricotta will be phenomenal! Thank you!

@MistySlocomb

5 ай бұрын

Wait... do what? Ricotta cookies? I've never heard of this. Would you please share the recipe? I want to try them....

@marizen2

5 ай бұрын

@@MistySlocomb Hi. You can find many recipes on a quick search for 'Ricotta Cookies' on KZread. The cookies are delicious, hope you like them.

Amazing! And though you always look beautiful, you especially sparkled around 6:37 (new day) or so :) Great demonstration of life's failures and successes! You take the fear out of trying things, so I may have to try this one day.

I make homemade Greek yogurt. Have been wondering if I could freeze dry that strained whey into whey powder.

Pam, do you know a way to safely wax cheese to preserve it or to dehydrate it. I don't have a freeze dryer.

I bought mmy whole powdered milk at Walmart.

Do you think it would work with adding raw milk instead of "whole"

Is safe to use liquid smoke when canning your veggies ? And what seasonings we should not use when canning ? THANKS ! and thank you for ALL your work and sharing it with us !!!

I've always used white vinegar and ended up with something that was a bit more like farmer's cheese. So your success was from half gallon whole milk with two cups whey reserved from the yogurt making process, heated to ~180 and subsequently adding another half cup of said whey essentially as it was still cooling? Am I correct? I 💕 love this series 😃👍

@RoseRedHomestead

5 ай бұрын

Yes, you are correct. Glad you like the series! Thanks.

@LCinFla

5 ай бұрын

@@RoseRedHomestead you're a sweetie; ty for the reply! 🤗 Air hug from over here!!

Oooh! What a great subject! I have 8-10 jars of whey in my freezer! I use it in my bread, or pour it on my tree’s & foundation plants, if it’s been sitting around too long. I used to get raw Jersey cow milk from a local farmer until she went under and lost everything. (Fresh Jersey milk is unbelievably delicious!) Now I buy from my local coop and only occasionally make yogurt. I’ve seen several recipes for making ricotta with whole milk - obviously not the original way of making it from whey. I always thought that the amount of ricotta yielded from whey would be awfully small - guessing a few tablespoons per quart…but perhaps using ‘sweet whey’ would be very different! Thank you so much for that information! I’m going to get out my test strips next time I have whey in my kitchen.

@RoseRedHomestead

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching our video and letting us know about your experiences making ricotta. We are sorry to hear about your friend who lost very thing and hope that she is doing well. Jim

Yummy ricotta!

I have a thought about this. If you are separating proteins and you could use whole or 2% -could you mix low fat powdered milk with whole milk to approximate 2% milk? That may be a whey (😉) to use the powdered milk you have. Just wondering. Love how you make things so clear! Thank you.

Does the "failed" whey still have protein and able to be used for baking, etc.?

Can you freeze dry whole milk?

I processed a dozen pints of Chilli beans. I set the process time for 75 min. However once it began, I noticed it said 70 min. There was nothing I could do but allow it to complete processing. When do e, I processed it the remaining time. The presto percise would only go dow ro 10 min so I processed it the additional 20 min instead of 5. Do you think this will be safe to consume? Al but 1 sealed. Thank you for your input.

I purchased Hoosier Farms powdered cream for storage. Due to the fat, I know it won't store long. Only about a year, I would guess. I wonder if you could add that to our non-fat powdered milk. What do you think?

Is the whey rendered from the ricotta usable, or is it exhausted?

How long does whey last in the refrigerator after collecting it?

I have a question. Could liquid mile made from powdered milk be added in place of whole milk?

@RoseRedHomestead

5 ай бұрын

Yes, Jim

Rose, Judee's sells whole fat powdered milk.

Amish Stores may carry full-fat powdered milk.

Is it just the acid in whey that causes the ricotta to form? Can you just use vinegar instead>

Would it be possible to freezdry whole milk and make your own whole powdered milk?

@RoseRedHomestead

5 ай бұрын

Yes, we have freeze dried buttermilk. The problem is freezing the milk before placing it into the freeze dryer. Jim

Time to make manicotti and cannoli ;)

I like the fact you experimented…like the rest of us do. If at first you don’t succeed try and try again right?!

@RoseRedHomestead

2 ай бұрын

Yes, agree. Jim

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Leave the heat on next time also when your done cook noodles in it yummy

Freeze dry whole milk

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So pile ON the whey!

I wonder if the left whey after this can make any more cheese?

@RoseRedHomestead

3 күн бұрын

Sure

Add some herbs. It'll be wonderful as a spread! I you can find raw milk, OMG, it's whole different animal!!!

I think if you had a farm with a cow this would be great but to buy milk from the grocery store and make it just does not seem cost effective.

Can you buy whey?