Berry Peppered Saint-Marcellin

Saint-Marcellin is a soft French cheese made from cow's milk, named after the town of Saint-Marcellin in the Isère department. This cheese has been produced since the 15th century, and was originally made with goat's milk. It has a smooth and creamy texture that becomes runnier as it ages. It is often ripened in small terracotta pots. This recipe blends the traditional Saint Marcellin with a blend of pepper and berries with fruity, floral and spicy notes, to release aromas reminiscent of Gamay wines.

Steps

1. Instructions

Please insert the plastic drainer into the heating pot. Then add the Soft cutter/mixer on the shaft by pushing it down as far as possible.

2. +Milk

Please add: 3 liter of fresh cow milk.

3. Heat

Time: 00:15:00

Temperature: 24 °C

Speed: 50 RPM

4. +Ingredients

Please add: 1 g of Fromaggio FlavorPro Mesophilic Culture

5. Instructions

Add to the mix:
• 1/16 teaspoon of Penicillium Candidum culture
• 1/32 teaspoon of Geotrichum Candidum culture and let rehydrate for 5 minutes.

Optional: add 1 and a half teaspoon of red pepper & berries mix and sprinkle on the surface of the milk.

6. Heat

Time: 00:05:00

Temperature: 25 °C

Speed: OFF

7. Mix

Time: 00:00:20

Temperature: OFF

Speed: 50 RPM

8. +Ingredients

Please add: 7 drop(s) of Fromaggio Calcium Chloride Boost

9. Mix

Time: 00:00:15

Temperature: OFF

Speed: 30 RPM

10. +Ingredients

Please add: 1 g of Fromaggio Microbial Rennet for Soft Cheese

11. Mix

Time: 00:00:15

Temperature: 24 °C

Speed: 50 RPM

12. Heat

Time: 22:00:00

Temperature: 24 °C

Speed: OFF

13. Cut

Temperature: OFF

Cut Size: Soft

14. Drain

To drain, lift up the drainer by the handle. Put the mesh strainer on top of the heating pot, and the drainer inside of the mesh strainer

Time: 00:15:00

15. Instructions

Place molds on a rack and ladle the curds I to the molds. Drain until more curds can be added. The process will take between 30mins and two hours.

16. Instructions

For the next draining steps, drain the curds in their mold at room temperature. After each sequence, flip the cheeses in their mold and sprinkle one and a half a teaspoon (in total) on the top surface of the cheeses.

17. Drain

To drain, lift up the drainer by the handle

Time: 06:00:00

18. Drain

To drain, lift up the drainer by the handle

Time: 06:00:00

19. Drain

To drain, lift up the drainer by the handle

Time: 06:00:00

20. Instructions

Unmold the cheeses and place them on a mat in a ripening box. Cover and let drain at room temperature for 48 jours, flipping them daily and removing the whey.

21. Drain

To drain, lift up the drainer by the handle

Time: 48:00:00

22. Instructions

During the affinage step, continue to flip the cheeses daily.

23. Affinage

Time: 336:00:00

Temperature: 13 °C

Humidity: 90%

24. Instructions

Place each cheese in a clay pot and cover with lid. The cheeses can age for up to 6 weeks.