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Anyone make Mascarpone?

linnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)

10 years ago

In the Dairy cooking class I took a month ago the teacher said you can make Mascarpone from the Creme Fraiche we made in class. Making the Creme Fraiche was easy, but I don't have instructions for making it into Mascarpone, other then "Strain". I have a nylon yogurt strainer I could use. Chill Creme Fraiche first? Don't chill?

I'll be making a big batch of Tiramisu in a few days. It was wonderful, but the 3 tiny containers of mascarpone alone cost over $ 16.
Thanks!

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User
10 years ago
There's a lot of recipes online. Looks good

and this one

Enjoy

Here is a link that might be useful: Link
linnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)
Original Author
10 years ago
When I looked online, all the recipes I found used lemon juice to make the cream curdle. This is completely different from making and straining crÃÂ¨me fraiche, which is cultured with buttermilk. So the latter is a cultured product and the formerÃ¢ÂÂ¦not.

I made Ã¢ÂÂLemon cheeseÃ¢ÂÂ from whole milk and lemon juice in a previous classÃ¢ÂÂ¦I know it was milk, and not cream, but it tasted nothing like Mascarpone to me and was rubbery in texture. Therefore I wanted to find out from experienced cooks what is the right way, before I try lemon juice again. .
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User
10 years ago
All you do is put the creme fraiche in to the strainer in and "refrigerate" as it strains. This is a non-traditional way of making the mascarpone but will give you a very good product. You will have whey in the container underneath. I don't know how much you need but you may need to make a good bit more creme fraiche to get enough mascarpone. All the whey can then be added to almost anything...I put it in soup,salad dressing, bread etc. Good Luck.c

Here is a link that might be useful: refrigerate to complete
linnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)
Original Author
10 years ago
That was an interesting article, thanks! I feel like I now know all the options.
Islay_Corbel
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If you drain creme fraiche you'll just have thicker creme fraiche :-) :-) :-) Marscapone doesn't have the sour note that creme has.

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