Mascarpone Cheese

Preparation info
  • Makes

    640 g

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Sepia: The Cuisine of Martin Benn

By Martin Benn

Published 2014

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Ingredients

  • 1 litre (35 fl oz/4 cups) cream (35% fat content)
  • 2.75

Method

Heat the cream in a medium saucepan over medium heat to 90°C (195°F) and then cook for 2 minutes at that temperature. Remove from the heat, add the citric acid, and stir for 1 minute until completely mixed through. Leave to rest at room temperature for 1 hour—the cream should thicken.

Pour the cream into a fine sieve lined with an oil filter, suspended over a bowl and leave to hang in t