Creme Fraiche
"so tasty topping desserts. so useful in cooking. This takes no time at all to mix up, but make it the night before you need to use it in a recipe (at least) as it does need 12-14 hours for the cream to sour."
photo by Donna Luckadoo
- Ready In:
- 1min
- Ingredients:
- 2
- Yields:
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1 cup
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons active culture buttermilk
- 1 cup heavy cream
directions
- Shake buttermilk and cream in a sterilized jar.
- Let stand, loosely covered, in warm place, until thickened, 12-14 hours.
- Stir well.
- Refrigerate, covered, up to 10 days.
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Reviews
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I was given this recipe. I tried putting it in the oven with the light on. But have found that if I just put it on the counter and forget it, it is awesome. I even double the recipe. Last one I put in 2 Tablespoons of sour cream and 2 of yogurt, as I was out of buttermilk. It worked well. I believe the flavor is maybe a little more mild than with buttermilk. Love a dollop on fruit soups as well as in other dishes. -
Oh, yummers!!! I only needed 1/2 cup so I cut the recipe in half. To bad, because this was really good! Thanks for the posting...I know that I will come back to this one again!!! -
I've never had this nor have I seen this in a store. It is wonderful! It was really thick after about 18 hours and I refrigerated it in a glass jar. Thanks! -
This turned out great! Thanks for the homemade version. It's impossible to find where I live. It really thickened up after I put it in the fridge after the 24 hours. Perfect! Thanks for posting! -
This worked out very well for me, and with no real effort at all. Thanks for posting it!
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OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages!
I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.
