Thursday, December 31, 2009

Foodies: what's the difference between clotted cream, sour cream, creme freche, double cream & single cream?

Which do you cook with and what kind of things do you serve with each one?Foodies: what's the difference between clotted cream, sour cream, creme freche, double cream %26amp; single cream?
Clotted cream - strawberries, scones


Sour Cream - good for making scones and bread


Creme Freche and Double Cream - Sauces, Cold Desserts, Ice Creams etc


Single Cream - Pouring over fruit, Gateaux, Coffee





edit -clotted cream is made by heat treating unpasteurised milk then being allowed to cool, the milk fats rise to the top, this is 'clotted' creamFoodies: what's the difference between clotted cream, sour cream, creme freche, double cream %26amp; single cream?
Clotted cream - scones


sour cream - potato skins, jacket potatoes, savoury salad dressings


creme freche - I use as a yogurt substitute


double cream (easier to whip than single) - trifle topping, sponge cake filling


single cream - add to soups or hot puddings like crumble
they're all different kinds of cream


you can serve/cook any of them


they just taste different


ex: serve sour cream with potatoes, meat, tacos, chips, vegetables, etc.


they're all extremely versatile
double cream is better to cook with, as single cream tends to split easier at high temperatures.


creme freche is a little healthier than cream i think.


sour cream and clotted cream is just what the title says.
Difference in taste that is all

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