Vanilla Mascarpone

Mascarpone is a cooked cream curd of northern Italian origin and has a texture similar to clotted cream but is not as high in fat. The method I use for making mascarpone has been adapted from that mentioned by Glynn Christian in his World Guide to Cheeses but I add vanilla to give the mascarpone more depth of flavour. If you want to make a plain mascarpone, omit the va