Home-made Derby cheese: Difference between revisions

Jump to: navigation, search
no edit summary
No edit summary
 
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
<!-- seo -->
{{#seo:
|title=Home-made Derby cheese recipe Cheese making
|titlemode=replace
|keywords=Home-made Derby cheese recipe Cheese making from The cook's Wiki
|description=Traditionally, this cheese is made with 50% evening milk and 50% morning milk
}}
<!-- /seo -->
{{Template:CookTools}}
{{Template:CookTools}}
{{recipesummary
{{recipesummary
|Servings = 1 cheese, 82 x 82 x 90 mm
|DatePublished=4th October 2012
|Author=Chef
|Servings = 1 cheese, 82 x 82 x 90 mm
  |Difficulty = 3
  |Difficulty = 3
  |TotalTime = 4 hours plus pressing and maturation period
  |TotalTime = 4 hours plus pressing and maturation period
Line 12: Line 23:


The quantity given will fit a small [[Ascott]] hard [[Cheese mould|cheese mould]] measuring 82 x 82 x 90 mm.
The quantity given will fit a small [[Ascott]] hard [[Cheese mould|cheese mould]] measuring 82 x 82 x 90 mm.
===Ingredients===
 
{{RecipeIngredients
{{RecipeIngredients
| 4 [[Litres|litres]] [[Pasteurised|pasteurised]] full-fat [[Milk|milk]]
| 4 [[Litres|litres]] [[Pasteurised|pasteurised]] full-fat [[Milk|milk]]
Line 49: Line 60:
| Briefly place the [[Cheese|cheese]] in [[Brine|brine]] (for about and hour), then seal in water at 66 [[Degrees|degrees]] C for one minute.
| Briefly place the [[Cheese|cheese]] in [[Brine|brine]] (for about and hour), then seal in water at 66 [[Degrees|degrees]] C for one minute.
| Allow to dry, paint with [[rapeseed oil]] and wrap in a bandage until mature - about 2 months.
| Allow to dry, paint with [[rapeseed oil]] and wrap in a bandage until mature - about 2 months.
| Unless you have a cave handy, the [[fridge]] is probably the best place to mature your [[homemade cheese]] although it's really going to be too cold. After discovering the top shelf of my often-opened fridge could be as much as 5° C warmer than the bottom, I've decided to mature my cheeses there.  As all fridges differ, check various areas of your fridge with a thermometer to find the area that is around 11°C [51° F], the ideal 'cave' temperature.
}}
}}
{{RecipeLine}}
[[Category:Recipes|Derby cheese]]
[[Category:Recipes|Derby cheese]]
[[Category:Cheese making|Derby cheese]]
[[Category:Cheese making|Derby cheese]]
Line 56: Line 69:


[[Category:Uncooked]]
[[Category:Uncooked]]