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LSP2005
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what is the secret??
How come the cheese only baked ziti that you can get in the store is like a brick and mine just falls flat? What am I doing wrong?
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Posted 12/16/08 10:26 PM  |
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Lisa
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Re: what is the secret??
Do you put eggs in your ricotta? That helps bind up the cheese when it cooks
Just an egg or two depending on how much ricotta you are using
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| Posted 12/17/08 8:08 AM |
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oops123
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Re: what is the secret??
what kind of cheese are you using?
When you say like a brick, do you mean it stays together as oppose to falling apart when serving?
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| Posted 12/17/08 9:30 AM |
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LSP2005
Bunny kisses are so cute!
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Re: what is the secret??
Posted by oops123
what kind of cheese are you using?
When you say like a brick, do you mean it stays together as oppose to falling apart when serving?
Yeah - mine falls apart when I serve it.
What I do is cook the pasta and then I mix the ricotta with the pasta. I never used egg. Perhaps that is what I am missing. I then mix in spices, sauce, and motzarella. I lay slices of motzarella on top. Am I missing anything else besides the egg?
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| Posted 12/17/08 3:21 PM |
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Sassyz75
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Re: what is the secret??
I use the egg in the ricotta, and I also use shredded mozzerella too in the pasta, not just on top
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| Posted 12/17/08 3:35 PM |
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Lisa
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Re: what is the secret??
Posted by LSP2005
Posted by oops123
what kind of cheese are you using?
When you say like a brick, do you mean it stays together as oppose to falling apart when serving?
Yeah - mine falls apart when I serve it.
What I do is cook the pasta and then I mix the ricotta with the pasta. I never used egg. Perhaps that is what I am missing. I then mix in spices, sauce, and motzarella. I lay slices of motzarella on top. Am I missing anything else besides the egg?
I make a cheese mixture....ricotta, Mozzarella, egg and some parsley, I mix that and some sauce in with the pasta, pour it in to my baking dish, add more sauce then top with mozzarella
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| Posted 12/17/08 3:39 PM |
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chrisnjoe8108
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Re: what is the secret??
I always add egg to my ricotta. It definitely stiffens it and it doesn't run.
I use ricotta, egg, mozzarella, parmesan cheese and parsley for the middle.
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| Posted 12/18/08 7:48 AM |
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