Buttery Mac & Cheese

Mac & Cheese is one of the most iconic comfort foods around, requiring just a few ingredients to serve up unmatched taste and texture. Our formulation uses brown butter concentrate to deliver enhanced richness, and offers cost-savings opportunity versus using conventional butter.

Control

Ingredients

Percentage

Pasteurized Process American Cheese

27.35

Water  

26.00

Whole Milk  

24.00

Heavy Cream  

10.00

Canola Oil  

4.00

Salted Butter  

5.00

Corn Starch  

2.00

Nonfat Dry Milk  

1.00

Lactic Acid   

0.20

Xanthan Gum  

0.05

Sodium Citrate  

0.20

Salt  

0.20

Test

Ingredients

Percentage

Pasteurized Process American Cheese

27.35

Water  

26.40

Whole Milk  

24.00

Heavy Cream  

10.00

Canola Oil  

7.50

BGI Brown Butter CNC0013  

5.00

Corn Starch  

2.00

Nonfat Dry Milk  

1.00

Lactic Acid   

0.20

Xanthan Gum  

0.05

Sodium Citrate  

0.20

Salt  

0.30

Instructions

  1. Weigh out and combine all wet ingredients (pasteurized process American cheese, water, whole milk, heavy cream, brown butter concentrate, canola oil, lactic acid).  
  2. Weigh out and combine all dry ingredients (corn starch, nonfat dry milk, xanthan gum, sodium citrate, salt). 
  3. Add wet ingredients to mixing kettle while heating with shear mixing. 
  4. At 140°F, add dry ingredients to mixer while continuing to heat with shear mixing. 
  5. Heat to 175°F with continuous shear mixing. 

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