I received samples of cheeses from Fromager d’Affinois
Fromagerie Guilloteau , one of France’s finest specialty cheese producers, announced in January that it recently re-designed and introduced a new label for its top-selling cheese line – Fromager d’Affinois – to the consumer market. The company, renowned for having pioneered the use of ultrafiltration in cheesemaking, an ingenious process which retains a higher concentration of nutrients and ensures creamier and richer cheeses, has made Fromagerie Guilloteau one of the most-desired cheese brands in Europe, America, and beyond.
I had never tried any of the cheeses from the Fromager d’Affinois line and was interested to find out how they tasted different from the American made cheeses I am accustomed to. Lucky me, they sent me some of their cheeses to try.
The first French cheese that I tried was the Saint Angel. This cheese is soft and mild, and has a sweet creamy flavor. I left it on the counter for about a half hour, and when I opened the package it was very soft and spreadable. The color is more of a light yellow than the cream cheese we know in the United States, but it has a similar, but sweeter and milder, taste.
Now, if I was going to be serving the muffins I made for a dessert or with coffee I would have served the cheese on the side to spread a little luscious flavor on them. However, I was getting ready for a weekend trip, and trying to make up some gluten free snacks to take along on the road. I decided to incorporate the cheese into the muffin batter, and the outcome was delicious.
Cheesey Raspberry Gluten Free Muffin Recipe
1 & 1/4 cup of your favorite gluten free baking mix
1/3 cup Fromager d’Affinois Saint Angel Triple Cream Cheese at room temp
1 egg
1/4 cup light brown sugar or 1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup milk or water
1/2 cup fresh raspberries
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp lemon extract
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp lemon zest
Put the baking mix and the cheese in a medium mixing bowl. Work the cheese into the mix with a fork. Add all the other ingredients, and stir together. Line a six cup muffin pan with cupcake liners. Spoon the batter into the cups. Bake in preheated 350° oven for 19-21 minutes. Remove from oven, and let cool.
Oh, this looks good. You had me at “cheese”! Cheese goes with everything, in my opinion, but this recipe looks especially great, PLUS being gluten-free. Pinned and planned, yeah!
My family loves cheese! Those muffins look scrummy!
Oh yum! I love the combination of raspberry and cheese – these sound delicious!
We love cheese and hubby likes raspberries. I may have to try this.
Im game for anything with cheese! These look amazing
I’ve never had raspberry muffins but they look amazing!
Those sound super yummy! What a great springtime combination of flavors!
These look so good! I bet raspberry and cream cheese is a wonderful flavor combo.
I totally love the idea of the muffins with this kind of cheese. That sounds delicious!
That sounds really great! I wouldn’t have thought to use cheese with raspberries, but oh boy! I can’t wait to try it!
I love cheese, but have to be honest that my palette has been pretty limited. I need to try these cheeses.
These muffins look delicious and what a great flavor combination! I can’t wait to try it out for myself!
Those look delicious! I love that they are gluten free too.
These look so good. I am a huge raspberry fan, so I will have to try these!
I have never heard of Fromager d’Affinois before now. Thank you for introducing me to them! I love a nice variety of specialty cheeses.
That sounds so tasty! And gluten-free is great too!
Too bad I can’t really eat anything with cheese in it. However, that looks so scrumptious!
This looks good like to try this
This does sound great. I love raspberries, but developed an allergy a few years ago, so I’d have to use a different berry, but I think it would work with blackberries!