Smooth Ricotta...special Kind....where Can I Get It?
Decorating By Kitagrl Updated 15 Oct 2009 , 3:10pm by Kitagrl
At the catering place I worked we used some kind of really nice thick smooth (not grainy) ricotta cheese for cannoli filling. All the stuff at the grocery stores and Sam's is the normal grainy kind. My boss had told me what the smooth stuff was called and I can't remember. Can anyone tell me how I can find it? I have a hard time making cannoli cream without the smooth kind...the regular kind seems grainy and watery.
Here is what I do when making cannoli: Put the ricotta in either the blender or food processor, process til smooth. Pour into a sieve line with coffee filters, set into a bowl with a lid and leave in the fridge for a day or two. You'll be surprised how much liquid is drained off.
HTH
Toni Ann
At the catering place I worked we used some kind of really nice thick smooth (not grainy) ricotta cheese for cannoli filling. All the stuff at the grocery stores and Sam's is the normal grainy kind. My boss had told me what the smooth stuff was called and I can't remember. Can anyone tell me how I can find it? I have a hard time making cannoli cream without the smooth kind...the regular kind seems grainy and watery.
Marscapone is a smooth italian cheese that is used in desserts etc..Very yummy but expensive.Kinda like Ricotta
You wont be able to get impasata in the grocery store, BUT if you can't get it, you can drain your whole milk ricotta overnight in a strainer lined with cheesecloth and then process it thoroughly in a food processor or blender until it is smooth, you can get VERY close. It is important that it be whole milk ricotta, and you can get the extra creaminess by adding a touch of sour cream or Mascapone.
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