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Quick Tips for serving and cooking with blue Stilton Cheese

Serving Tips

1 To bring out the true flavour of Stilton on a cheese board or for snacking, loosen the wrapping and allow the cheese to reach room temperature (around 70 degrees F or 20 degrees C) before serving

2 For your cheese board, try serving Stilton with a plum bread or mango chutney.

3 Full bodied or sweet wines complement Stilton's unique taste. Wine and food writer Stephen Barrett recommends the following: Taylor's Tawny Port (10 or 20 year old), Stanton and Killeen Liquer Muscat (Australian), South Australian Shiraz or Chilean oak aged Chardonnay.


Cooking Tips

1 To make a savoury dip or salad dressing, crumble a few ounces of Stilton and with a fork mix in enough plain yoghurt (fromage frais or soured cream) to give the desired consistency. Add seasonings and lemon juice according to taste.

2 Beat some Stilton with half its weight of butter, a little milk, a pinch of mace and some sherry to a smooth paste. Press into individual pots, chill well and serve with crudités.

3 Mix some Stilton with a little mayonnaise and a few halved, seeded grapes or some fresh pineapple and use to fill a halved avocado pear.

4 Blend Stilton with a little cider and diced apple. Spread on fingers of toast and grill.

5 Place slices of Stilton on 3 or 4 layers of filo pastry. Fold into neat parcels and in a hot oven for 10-15 minutes.

6 Use Stilton as a delicious filling for baked potatoes. Mix with the mashed potato or crumble on top. Add halved green or black grapes.

7 Melt a little butter and garlic, add some fresh cream and crumbled Stilton. Heat gently without boiling then stir in a little brandy and pour over your favorite pasta; or for speed after cooking your favourite pasta, transfer to a large bowl and add crumbled Stilton. Stir until melted.

8 Use Stilton instead od your usual cheese in any favourite quiche or flan recipe.

9 Top homemade or bought pizza with crumbled Stilton. Or for "Quick Stilton pizza" slice a portion of French loaf in two, spread each cut face with a tomato paste (passata or puree), top with a mixture of finely chopped onions, mushrooms and crumbled. Place under the grill for 5 minutes.

10 Crumble Stilton over any salad dish.

11 Melt a little Stilton over your favourite steak or joint for a few minutes at the end of cooking.

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