Category "cream"

chocolate creme anglaise is runny

I want to make a creme anglaise au chocolat for tart filling. I used the recipe of my best pastry chef Pierre herme: 125g milk 125g cream 3 egg yolks 70g su

How can you thicken lactose free cream

I am trying to thicken lactose free cream and it does not thicken up the same as normal cream. Any suggestions.

Why does whipped cream use nitrous oxide instead of nitrogen gas?

It seems that nitrous oxide (N2O) is frequently used to create whipped cream. But why can't just regular nitrogen gas (N2) be used instead?

Can I swap soy milk for cream in a chicken pot pie?

I'm going to be making a chicken pot pie for a friend who is trying to eliminate dairy. Part of the instructions call for making a roux, then adding chicken sto

Making Carbonara in Canada; what kind of cream should I use?

I was making Carbonara today: bacon was getting crisp, tossed a bit of chopped shallot, some butter, till it was time to add the cream. The closest I found at t

What is the purpose of heavy cream in a mushroom duxelle?

I'm planning on preparing a beef wellington for the holidays and am following a recipe whose duxelle recipe is defined: In a food processor, pulse the mushr

Cheesecake- adding cream

Would it make a difference in my cheesecake if I used liquid heavy whipping cream instead of heavy cream? ( Husbandbought the wrong thing)

Does heavy cream "go further" than light cream or milk in soup

I know the chief difference between light and heavy cream is the amount of fat in it. What I'm wondering about is the flavor. The fat will give it texture, but

How to keep cream from separating in milk?

I have fallen in love with raw milk. It tastes so much better than processed milk. Raw milk is not pasteurized or homogenized. Because the milk is not homogeniz

Australian Thickened Cream

Can anyone tell me the UK equivalent of Australian Thickened Cream. Not sure if it's what we call Single or Double cream. Thank you

Using double cream in icing

I'm looking at a recipe for icing that uses double cream as the substrate for the icing. How well will the cream be preserved on a 1:4 (or better, given its ap

Are berries acidic enough they must be on top, not within, panna cotta?

Item 1 Panna cotta (cream, gelatin, perhaps sugar) Item 2 berries (blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries) Stores usually sell panna cotta with

Why does diluted half & half not make a substitute for whole milk?

I noticed that cutting half & half with water does not make it taste like whole milk. What is the reason for this? I'm trying to apply some systems thinki

Half and half cream already curdled in a fresh carton

What could be going on here? On several occasions recently, I have purchased small (half pint) cartons of half-and-half (10%) cream. The "out" date on the carto

Plain vs flavored Crema Catalana

I have in front of me two recipes for Crema Catalana, one plain and one coffee and cardamom flavored. The amount of milk in the former is equal to the amount o

Reduce the hot taste in a Cambodian curry

I made a Cambodian curry, but it was too hot! They say dairy is good for cooling hot curries, but this one I made has coconut milk in it. Would it be ok to put

Homemade coconut milk separates into different layers after a day in the fridge

I made some coconut milk. After a day in the fridge there was two layers of liquid in the jar, coconut water and solid coconut which I found out afterwards that

How to mix alcohol with cream?

I recently wanted to make a 100% Baileys panna cotta. The idea was that because Baileys has a significant amount of cream, I could just add gelatine. I should

Food industry: where does buttermilk go?

I've recently home- made butter. Starting from 500g of cream I've obtained, let's say, 250g of butter and 250g of buttermilk. The fairly big amount of by-produ

Fresh cream versus butter and buttermilk

I buy fresh cream and shake it off to get butter and buttermilk for baking. Would there be any difference if I add the fresh cream directly into the dough inst