The Ingredients And Preparation Time For "Fromage Blanc" Type Programmes - Lagrange Fait Maison Instruction Book

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INGREDIENTS AND PREPARATION TIME FOR "FROMAGE
BLANC" TYPE PROGRAMMES
Milk
• Preferably select whole milk or semi-skimmed ultra-high temperature
milk or fresh milk (these types of milk do not require boiling)
• Untreated milk must be boiled (it will be dangerous to use untreated
milk without boiling it beforehand) then cooled to remove the skins
the flavour of the "fromage blanc"
• The quality of milk selected is the main factor that determines the qua-
lity of the "fromage blanc" prepared
Note: To use farm milk, boil it beforehand to avoid any contamination
of the milk. To do this, raise its temperature until it boils, and do this for
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Assistance in Proportions and choice of ingredients
Milk
First use ("fromage blanc" or commercial petit-suisse)
1 litre
Fresh milk
1 litre
UHT Whole milk
1 litre
UHT semi-skimmed milk
1 litre
Untreated milk
Regeneration ("fromage blanc" or whey from the previous round) maximum 5 times
1 litre
Fresh milk
1 litre
UHT Whole milk
1 litre
UHT semi-skimmed milk
1 litre
Untreated milk
Note: To use farm milk, boil it beforehand to avoid any contami-
nation of the milk. To do this, raise its temperature until it boils,
and do this for a maximum of one minute, then let it cool to ambient
temperature.
Ferment
1 tablespoon or 1/2 cheese drainer or 1 petit-suisse
1 tablespoon or 1/2 cheese drainer or 1 petit-suisse
1 tablespoon or 1/2 cheese drainer or 1 petit-suisse
1 tablespoon or 1/2 cheese drainer or 1 petit-suisse
2 tablespoons or 1 cheese drainer or 1 glass of whey
2 tablespoons or 1 cheese drainer or 1 glass of whey
2 tablespoons or 1 cheese drainer or 1 glass of whey
2 tablespoons or 1 cheese drainer or 1 glass of whey
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Ferment
You can use several types of ferments:
• Commercial "fromage blanc", ideally curd cheese (in the case of single
cheese drainer, you can add whey)
• "fromage blanc" from a previous preparation (note: Do not use more
than 5 times "fromage blanc" from your preparation as this will lower the
result)
• Whey from a previous preparation
Rennet
You can find rennet in the form of a pharmaceutical dropper.
Rennet
3 drops
6 drops
3 drops
6 drops
3 drops
6 drops
6 drops
6 drops
Time
10 hours
12 hours
14 hours
12 hours
8 hours
10 hours