METHOD FOR PRODUCING EWES' MILK CHEESE WITH SAFFRON AND CHEESE OBTAINED BY MEANS OF SAID METHOD

• Main Authors: ROMAN ESTEBAN, MARIO, OLIVARES SOLERA, FCO. JAVIER, CARMONA DELGADO, MANUEL, OLIVARES SOLERA, SALVADOR, LICON CANO, CARMEN CELIA, OLIVARES HUERTA, VALENTIN, BERRUGA FERNANDEZ, MARIA ISABEL, MOLINA CASANOVA, ANA MARIA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: 19.09.2011
• Subjects: DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER, CHEESE; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; MAKING THEREOF; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

Method for producing ewes' milk cheese with saffron, which comprises the steps of receiving and pre-treating the milk intended for the cheese, then curdling, moulding, pressing, sorting and maturing of the cheese, in which, prior to curdling of the milk, there is a saffron-extraction step in which ground saffron is added and mixed with a volume of milk in order to obtain a saffron extract in milk. Ewes' milk cheese with saffron obtained by means of said method, which has a fat/dry extract ratio > 0.3. Procedimiento de elaboración de queso de oveja con azafrán y queso obtenido mediante dicho procedimiento.Procedimiento de elaboración de queso de oveja con azafrán, que comprende las etapas de recepción, tratamiento previo de la leche destinada a queso, cuajado, moldeado, prensado, oreo y maduración del queso, en el cual, antes del cuajado de la leche, se realiza una etapa de extracción de azafrán en la cual se añade y se mezcla azafrán molido con un volumen de leche, con el fin de obtener un extracto de azafrán en leche. Queso de oveja con azafrán obtenido mediante dicho procedimiento que presenta una relación grasa/extracto seco > 0,3.