How to Make Mascarpone

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Today: Next up in Mario Batali's How To Tuesdays series? Skip the grocery store -- this spring, we're making our mascarpone at home.

Come spring, mascarpone is de rigeur. Think of it as the goat cheese of warm weather, the jack of all trades: you know it from tiramisu and cannoli, from summery tomato tarts and herbed omelettes. It's everything we love about crème fraîche -- with an airy Italian accent to boot. But nota bene: we don’t mean any old, watered-down variety from your grocery store. We’re talking only the creamiest of cheeses -- and that's because you're making it.

Luckily, mascarpone is humble to a fault. With just a liter of cream and a scant teaspoon of lemon juice, Pastry Chef Katia Delogu of Eataly shows us how to whip up a fresh batch at home, from stovetop to fridge in less than ten minutes. The hardest part? Letting your cheese drain overnight -- but it's well worth the bright, beautiful mascarpone that will be waiting for you in the morning.

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This article originally appeared on Food52.com: How to Make Mascarpone.

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