Red Leicester Recipe

Description

Red Leicester, a British cheese similar to cheddar, gets its bright orange color from an ungodly amount of annatto. Typically, Red Leicester is aged for 6 months or longer, but I tasted this one at 3 months. While it had aged perfectly well in a vacuum-sealed bag, if you have a press that’s strong enough to get a tightly-closed rind, try aging the cheese in lard-soaked cloths, a method that makes for a more traditional cheese.