Michelle Darmody: How to bake a classic ricotta cheesecake — and the mistakes to avoid

The soft cheese is so intertwined with Sicilian life it gets delivered by its very own van, instead of the milk man calling, it is the ricotta man or woman that knocks on the door at sunrise.

Ricotta is a beautifully creamy and slightly sweet Italian cheese which is often made with sheep’s milk.

Ricotta is a beautifully creamy and slightly sweet Italian cheese which is often made with sheep’s milk. 

It always reminds me of idyllic trips to Sicily where we have eaten it at almost every meal, in both sweet and savoury dishes.