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YOUR CHEESE COLLECTION · 01 / 08

Burrata

A delicate shell. A creamy heart.

90 minStretched curdAdvanced
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About this recipe

Burrata is a pouch of fresh stretched-curd cheese with a soft, creamy centre of stracciatella. Learning how to make burrata at home brings two skills together: stretching the curd into a thin, even shell and handling the delicate filling. Serve it with tomatoes, herbs or good bread, and cut it open at the table so the filling spills out.

What the guide covers

The full recipe takes you through preparing the curd, stretching the shell, filling it and tying it closed, then chilling the finished cheese. Work carefully: the hot water used for stretching can burn. If stretched-curd cheeses are new to you, start with mozzarella and stracciatella; together they teach both halves of burrata.

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