Waterloo, Wisconsin — Cheese-lovers can treat themselves while showing their respect for the planet on Earth Day 2012, April 22. It’s as easy as choosing to serve sustainably produced Crave Brothers Farmstead Classics Cheese. When you see the package logo with a dairy cow inside a green circle with the words “Produced With Renewable Energy,” it serves as a reminder of Crave Brothers commitment to sustainability on its farm and in its farmstead cheese factory. Customers are invited to join Crave Brothers Farmstead Classics in the quest for sustainability by reusing and recycling the cheese packaging.
Not only do the Crave Brothers produce a family of award-winning artisan cheeses, they do it using by 100% green power and practicing water conservation and recycling. In fact, as a carbon-negative company, they produce more power with their bio digester than they use for their dairy and cheese plant.
Celebrate Earth Day this year by making easy and delicious Lemon Mascarpone Tarts featuring Crave Brothers most awarded cheese, Mascarpone. In 2011, Crave Brothers Mascarpone added First Place Awards in the American Cheese Society Competition, The World Dairy Expo and the Wisconsin State Fair Cheese and Butter Contest to its impressive list of more than two dozen awards. The Lemon Mascarpone Tart is as simple as it is sensational. All it requires is refrigerated sugar cookie dough with just three ingredients: Crave Brothers Mascarpone, lemon curd and fresh raspberries. Choosing Crave Brothers Cheese is a way of supporting locally owned and operated family farms. Crave Brothers Farmstead Classics are all produced at the state-of-the-art farmstead cheese factory, with milk from the Crave Brothers Dairy Farm. For more information about sustainability and Crave Brothers Farmstead Classics, or for more fresh and innovative recipes, visit the website at www.cravecheese.com.
Lemon Mascarpone Tarts
1- 16 ounce tube refrigerated sugar cookie dough
1 pound Crave Brothers Farmstead Classics -Mascarpone, at room temperature
1- 12 ounce jar lemon curd
1 pint fresh raspberries
Preheat oven to 350° F. Slice cookie dough into discs about ¼ to ½ inch thick. Slice each disc in half. In a greased mini muffin tin, press pieces of cookie dough. Bake for 8 – 10 minutes or until golden in color. Set aside to cool completely.
Meanwhile, place lemon curd in microwaveable dish and heat until spreadable. Whisk lemon curd with mascarpone until light and airy. To assemble tarts, use a small cookie scoop to fill each sugar cookie tart with lemon mascarpone filling. Top with a fresh raspberry.
Yield: 36 tarts
The Crave family farms 2000 acres of rich land in south-central Wisconsin, growing soybeans, corn and alfalfa to use as nutritious feed for their Holstein cows. From the manure digester to water recovery, sustainability is top-of-mind on the farm. Every pound of cheese made by George Crave, a licensed cheese maker, is made with milk from the family’s herd. Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese produces Mascarpone, Fresh Mozzarella, Les Frères® and Petit Frère® French-style cheeses, Farmer’s Rope® Part-Skim Mozzarella String Cheese and Oaxaca.
Source: Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese, LLC,
