Baking granbarksost (spruce bark cheese) (Brie) with little mould
We have this amazing cheese from Sweden just like Brie cheese but surrounded by tree bark and meant for baking. Should I remove the little bits of green mould from the outside of the cheese before baking for 10 mins - or will the heat kill any nasties in the mold? Temperature recommended is 150 degrees C for 10 mins.
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Some mold spores can withstand high temps and the toxins produced by "bad" mold don't break down into something safe because they are heated. Brie and brie-like cheeses are supposed to have white mold, but green is a different mold, and unless you know that particular green mold is safe to eat, I'd cut it off.
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Can you cut off mold from Brie?
Cut off at least 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) around and below the moldy spot. Be sure to keep the knife out of the mold, so it doesn't contaminate other parts of the cheese. Of course, not all molds pose a risk. Some types of mold are used to make cheeses, such as Brie and Camembert.Is white mold on Brie edible?
The rind is, in fact, a white mold called Penicillium candidum, which cheesemakers inoculate the cheese with. This edible mold blooms on the outside of the paste and is then patted down, over and over again, to form the rind. This process gives Brie its distinctive taste.Does Brie cheese have mold?
Brie is a bloomy rind cheese. That means that cheesemakers inoculate the cheese with edible mold that blooms on the outside of the paste. That mold is then patted down, over and over again, to form the rind.What mold grows on Brie?
Molds. The dominant molds in cheese are Penicillium roqueforti in Blue cheeses (e.g., Stilton, Roquefort, and Gorgonzola) and Penicillium camemberti in surface mold-ripened cheeses (e.g., Camembert and Brie). P.Ep. 9 - How to Make Brie
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Apparently the mould is fine (ie. relatively normal) for (unpasteurized) Brie cheeses of that nature. However, should the mould develop fur (white hairs) then discard the cheese. Or at least chop away the mouldy parts and a generous excess bordering the mould also.
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