Leftover whey from ricotta

[jet]

I made some ricotta this morning, and was wondering if there was anything I could do with the whey?

 

[mollyanne]

I read that you can't make more ricotta from whey leftover from making an acid (activated) cheese. So I think you just have to throw it out...but what do I know...i never made homemade ricotta. Way to go jet!

 

[Mimizkitchen]

Don't really know but would love your recipe...

 

[bethzaring]

some people claim there are things to so with whey, like add to soup stock, use in place of water in making bread, but personally, I let it flow down the drain...funny, I made a ricotta this morning too. I have 5 different recipes for ricotta, some with no rennet and one that is highly renneted. You can make a secondary cheese from the highly renneted ricotta, immediately after making the first cheese. But I create so much whey that I do not try to utilize it. Oh, feeding it to pigs is good, if you have a pig.

 

[bethzaring]

Don't really know but would love your recipe...

if you click on "ricotta" in the op post, you will find his recipe

 

[jet]

The whey is left over from making the cheese. I have always just thrown it on the lawn, I did it this time. It was right after that I wondered if there was any use for it.

 

[CharlieD]

Actually there are a lot of uses for it, I just can't think of it right now.

I know my grandfather used to drink it instead of water.

 

[Constance]

some people claim there are things to so with whey, like add to soup stock, use in place of water in making bread, but personally, I let it flow down the drain...funny, I made a ricotta this morning too. I have 5 different recipes for ricotta, some with no rennet and one that is highly renneted. You can make a secondary cheese from the highly renneted ricotta, immediately after making the first cheese. But I create so much whey that I do not try to utilize it. Oh, feeding it to pigs is good, if you have a pig.

I was gonna say feed it to the pigs.

 

[les]

I made some ricotta this morning, and was wondering if there was anything I could do with the whey?

Have a look at this link, it may help.

Fias Co Farm/Dairy- Ricotta cheese recipes; using whey only and whole milk

 

[Heffey de Chefey]

The Whey is used as a filler in a ton of different products. Look on the ingredient labels of cheap garlic, whey powder is sometimes the #1 ingredient. Cheap ice cream is another big user and yes, in feed formula for all of our precious pets.