Homemade Mozzarella

Cooking With Rania - "Summer Pizza Recipe"
KDKA Pittsburgh Today Live 5/30/2012

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Homemade Mozzarella

INGREDIENTS

3# Fresh Mozzarella Curd
6 quarts Saline Solution (1 cup iodized salt and 6 quarts of water)
6 quarts Water
½ cup Iodized Salt

DIRECTIONS

Break up the fresh mozzarella curd and place in a large kitchen bowl.

Bring 6 quarts of water and ½ cup salt up to 180° or right before a boil. Mozzarella Crostini

Pour 2 quarts of the hot water over the curd. Stir with a wooden spoon and strain off the water and repeat the process.

With the last third of hot water, pour onto the curd. At this step you will form the shape of the mozzarella and quickly place in your saline solution.

It will rest there for ten minutes and is ready to serve.

Pictured: Caprese Salad and Mozzarella Crostini using Mozzarella.