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Cheese from Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Prov. Trento

Dolomiti

Made in 5 steps over 15 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 15 days (ONAF).

Key numbers
Main step15 daysReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Ripen
Temperature60–65 °CReported[onaf][onaf-sheet][pat-sheet]Prepare the milk

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, thermised (60–65 °C, cooled to 40–42 °C), whole, one or two milkings
Starter: natural milk starter, 2.0–3.0 hg/hl (milk heated to 65 °C, held 5–6 h at 44–50 °C to 7–9 °SH/50 cc, used next day at max 10–15 °SH)

Total time across the recorded steps: 15 days

Start
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60–65 °C

What changes: Thermised whole cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 5
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
60–65 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C, thermised (60–65 °C, cooled to 40–42 °C), whole, one or two milkings

Flavour
Not documented
Texture
Not documented
Colour
Not documented

Microbes at work in this step

Not documented for this step.

Method

Measured measured in a studySet fixed by a specification or tested recipeReported one source reports itTypical a general value, not sourced for this fermentUnconfirmed not yet checked against a source

What makes this one different

Soft, sweet Italico-style table cheese of the Trentino co-operative dairies.

Rind
Clean, smooth or lightly ridged, ivory to pale straw
Size
Ø 18–20 cm, height 10–11 cm, 2.8–3.0 kg

History and sources

Every number is labelled with how it is known. How this atlas is made

  1. [onaf] ONAF, scheda formaggio 'Dolomiti' (id 777)web
  2. [onaf-sheet] ONAF technical sheet PDFweb
  3. [pat-sheet] Prov. Trento PAT sheetgov