Almette is a soft cheese popular both in Russia and abroad. Such love is justified by both the taste and composition of the product. It goes well both as a "spread" on a sandwich, and as an element of sauce, and even as a base for dessert.
general information
How does Almette (cottage cheese) get to the tables of Russians? The producer of this cheese - LLC Hochland Russland - has been engaged in the food industry in the Moscow region since 2000, and managed to acquire a number of quality awards during this time.
The technology does not differ in the abundance of stages and components. Cottage cheese is made from milk, after which another fresh product is "mixed with heat, with heat" mixed until smooth, and then whipped - due to this a delicate, melting texture is achieved.
Composition and calorie content
Even in the children's menu you can enter the cheese "Almette", its composition this allows you to:
- whey ;
- whey protein;
- cottage cheese;
- purified water;
- salt;
- citric acid.
Of course, don’t be zealous, since the fat in this cheese is still a bit much - 20 grams, but in other varieties and types it is at least no less. Plus, the abundance of constituents from whey suggests that the product is rich in calcium.
Due to its rich taste and soft consistency, Almette curd cheese can be considered a dietary product. Its calorie content is 216 kcal per 100 grams of product. But in order to collect a healthy sandwich from whole grain bread with vegetables and this cheese, you will need literally 20 grams.
Taste description
"Almette" has a delicate, delicate taste with a pronounced note of cream.
Shop shelves at the moment include a lot of products that bear the proud name of "curd cheese." There is something cheaper, something more expensive, and not always the quality depends on the price. For example, the world-famous Philadelphia, which is used in a variety of cuisines, starting with Japanese (sushi, rolls) and ending with American (traditional cheesecake), is a curd cheese like Almette, but more expensive and with a more controversial composition, as includes a scattering of stabilizers. A more acceptable alternative is the Buko product or the President curd cheese.
Application. Snacks
Do not underestimate Almette. Curd cheese is not just a "spread" on sandwiches. It perfectly manifests itself in a variety of snacks, as it is able to emphasize any taste, starting with fish and ending with vegetables. Consider the simplest and most successful snacks using this product.
For example, a cheese appetizer with grapes:
- curd cheese - 200 grams;
- sweet large grapes - 600 grams;
- Maasdam cheese - 400 grams;
- blue cheese - 100 grams;
- herbs to taste (best dill and cilantro) - 2 teaspoons.
Step by step cooking :
- Mash curd cheese and blue cheese into a homogeneous mass, add greens.
- Separate the grapes from the branches, rinse, dry and remove a seed from each berry.
- Each individual grapes are wrapped in cheese.
- Separately cut into even portioned cubes Maasdam.
- Put cheese-grape balls on the peaks for canapes or toothpicks , fix them with cubes of Maasdam.
- Put on a serving plate and serve.
Those who love rye bread toasts and generally try to make their food not only tasty, but also healthy, will like the following recipe:
- cream cheese "Almette" without additives - 150 grams;
- pumpkin seeds - 10 grams;
- cream with a fat content of at least 33% - 50 ml;
- vegetable oil (ideally from pumpkin seeds) - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- fresh rye bread - 150 grams;
- salt to taste;
- black pepper to taste.
Cooking process :
- Heat the oven to 200 o C.
- Add seeds to the baking sheet and fry in the oven for 7 minutes.
- Cool, then grind.
- Separately, in a bowl, whip the chilled cream into a stable foam.
- Crush cheese with salt, pepper, butter and seeds with a whisk.
- Gently mix the cheese with cream.
- Remove all the crusts from the bread, cut into portioned slices.
- Put the cheese mass on the prepared rye base and serve.
Application. Second courses
The main dishes, for the most part, gratefully accept a fraction of the creamy taste, as it is able to smooth the severity of the products, while emphasizing their true taste, so Almette is used in the process of their preparation. Curd cheese serves as a catalyst, enhancing the effect of products such as herbs, garlic, spices.
The manufacturer took care of its quality, so no dubious tastes will prevent you from enjoying this beautiful pasta. Would need:
- favorite form paste - 400 grams;
- any greens to taste - 150 grams;
- fried crushed almonds - 20 grams;
- curd cheese - 4 tbsp. spoons;
- pitted olives - 100 grams;
- garlic - 2 small cloves;
- olive oil - to taste;
- salt to taste;
- black pepper to taste.
Remove the seeds from the olives. Grind them to a homogeneous mass along with herbs, nuts, cheese, adding olive oil so that a soft, flowing paste is obtained. Add salt and pepper.
Boil the paste according to the instructions, drop it onto a sieve, season with olive oil.
Put the paste on each plate, add 2-3 tbsp to the center of the composition. tablespoons of cheese. Serve.
Application. Bakery products
Thanks to a light salty note, Almette fits perfectly into sweet pastries. Curd cheese, in addition to its creamy taste, gives great depth to the overall composition. Surely many people noticed that dishes in which only sugar was used were inexpressive and “flat”, but with a drop of salt they went to a completely different level. As, for example, in these tartlets:
- finished puff pastry - 300 grams;
- curd cheese - 200 grams;
- cream with a fat content of at least 33% - 250 ml;
- ripe mango - 1 pc.;
- sugar - 150 grams;
- favorite fruits and berries for decoration.
How to cook :
- Heat the oven to 180 ° C.
- Roll out the dough into a thin layer, cut into squares and put into molds (it is most convenient to take silicone for cupcakes). Make frequent punctures in the dough with a fork, thanks to this measure the dough minimally swells during baking.
- Put in a preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes, then cool completely.
- For cream, peel the mango, chop it in mashed potatoes.
- Whip cream with sugar until soft peaks.
- Add Almette to the cream. Curd cheese will immediately make the mass thick, do not be scared.
- To the resulting cream, put the mango puree, mix gently with a spoon.
- Fill the puff pastry baskets with cream, garnish with berries and fruits as desired.
Fans of denser cheese baking will appreciate the following easy cheesecake:
- cookies (ideally walnut) - 200 grams;
- butter - 50 grams;
- curd cheese - 320 grams;
- sugar - 100 grams;
- flour - 15 grams;
- cream of arbitrary fat content - 25 grams;
- large egg - 1 pc.;
- egg yolk - 1 pc.;
- fruit to taste for decoration.
All products are designed for a shape with a diameter of 20 cm.
Description of the cooking process :
- Grind cookies into small crumbs.
- Melt butter, add to liver.
- Put the resulting mass into a mold and tamp, forming a cake with sides.
- Put in the refrigerator.
- Heat the oven to 100 o C.
- Combine all other cheesecake ingredients until smooth. Do not whisk! From this, baking can crack and bubble. This rule always works, no matter what recipes with Almette curd cheese you use. If not separately highlighted - do not whisk.
- Pour the cheese mass onto the cake cake from the cookies and bake for an hour.
- Cool completely without removing from the oven, then refrigerate overnight.
- Garnish with fruits and treat your loved ones.
Application. Dessert
This is the easiest way to use curd cheese. Here we look at a delicious, beautiful, elementary cheese-melon ice cream :
- juicy, sweet peeled melon - 500 grams;
- cream with a fat content of at least 33% - 350 ml;
- curd cheese - 150 grams;
- fine sugar - 120 grams.
Whisk all components with a blender until smooth. Place in a container and freeze for 5-7 hours, periodically whisking with a mixer to achieve a uniform texture, "like in a store." That's all.
Reviews
Not happy with the diversity of opinions is the reaction of consumers to curd cheese "Almette". Reviews say that a pure creamy product is perfect in everything - it is added to rolls, snacks, main dishes and sweet pastries. However, the expanded flavoring range, which includes fillers from mushrooms, tomatoes, pickles and greens, is more cautious, since their composition is not so good. In practice, everyone goes as follows: they just get curd cheese and already add products to their taste to it.