Roquefort Pate Recipes

Steps:

• Pound the cheese to a thick cream. Add drop by drop as much whisky as it will 'drink' to make a firm cream.
• Pack into small earthenware pots or ramekins and chill in the fridge for 3 to 4 hours.
• Serve the pâté with hot buttered toast, water crackers, or oatcakes, and seasonal fresh fruits or vegetables. Also a great appetizer filling, and a delicious topping for steak!

Steps:

• Place the butter and Roquefort cheese in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and mix on medium speed until smooth. Add the scallions and mix until combined. Cut a strip of parchment paper 4 1/2 inches wide and place the mixture on the short end of the paper. Roll into a log about 1 inch in diameter, rolling the parchment paper around the butter mixture. Chill.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Line a 12-by-18-inch baking pan with parchment paper. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry to a thickness of one-eighth inch, approximately the size of the baking sheet. Sprinkle the parchment lightly with water and place the rolled pastry on the sheet. Poke the dough with a fork all over. Bake for 12 minutes or until golden. When baked, remove the pastry with the parchment to a wire rack and allow to cool.
• Using the paddle of a mixing machine, blend three-quarters of a pound of Roquefort with the cream cheese until smooth. Fold in the mascarpone and port. Set aside. Crumble the remaining Roquefort and set aside.
• Using a sharp serrated knife, cut the pastry crosswise into six equal strips, each about 2 inches by 10 inches.
• Peel the pear and slice into one-quarter-inch thin "sheets."
• Using a long metal spatula, coat one strip of pastry with a thin layer of the cheese mixture. Place a single layer of pears over the cheese and coat the pears with more cheese mixture. Place another strip on top and coat with the cheese mixture. Sprinkle with crumbled Roquefort and coat with more cheese mixture; cover with a final strip of pastry. Repeat once more with the remaining pastry strips and set aside. (Extra cheese mixture can be used as a spread on crackers.)
• In a small bowl, whisk the creme fraiche with the heavy cream and set aside. Lightly dust the top surfaces of the pastry with paprika through the mesh of a fine sieve. Dip the tines of a fork into the cream mixture and rapidly drizzle the cream over the top. Sprinkle with the chopped walnuts. Cut into one-inch widths for hors d'oeuvres or into six triangles as a first course or cheese course.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, prepare noodles as label directs.
• In a 2 quart saucepan over medium heat, melt butter, stir in flour until blended; cook 1 minute.
• Gradually stir in milk, cook, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and is smooth.
• Add pepper and 1 cup crumbled Roquefort, cook, stirring just until cheese melts.
• Drain noodles, return to saucepot. Add sauce to noodles; toss to coat well. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Steps:

• Put first three ingredients in a bowl and stir together, its nice to leave some lumps of cheese.
• Chill if desired (prefeably overnight).
• when ready to serve stir in herbs and spoon into serving dish.
• scoff.