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How to correctly infuse cream into vegetables
I tried to cook a butternut squash curry, and I feel that the squash wasn't exactly "infused" with the sauce. I've had similar experiences with making gratin, and I feel I may be making the same ...
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Chocolate mousse - methods to have firm foamy mousse using white egg and cream
I am working on a multilayer chocolate mousse but is kind of hard for me as some recipe suggested me that I should use the white part of the egg and others suggest me to use double cream.
I would ...
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What are the benefits of making butter at home?
I've recently realized how easy it is to make your own butter at home (thanks, SA!). Are there any significant benefits to this as opposed to buying butter in the grocery store?
I do not have access ...
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How can I make better eggless scones? [duplicate]
I made chocolate scones using this recipe, using the milk/cream but leaving out the eggs because I'm vegan. The scones didn't come out soft. What might be the reason? Is there any substitute for the ...
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Making cream cheese from raw, non-homogenized milk, what to do with the cream?
Of all the recipes I've seen for cream cheese from raw milk, I haven't seen any mention of whether to skim some of the cream, shake it in or something else.
My initial guess is to leave the cream and ...
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How long does the cream in a freshly baked chicken pie last for?
I am planning on baking a chicken pie that contains double cream tonight and serving it two days later.
How long does the cream in the freshly baked pie last for? Do you think it will be still okay ...
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Why does my lemon tart filling sometimes curdle?
My recipe, which is wonderful when it goes well is:
grated zest and juice of 2 lemons
142 mL double cream
6 oz castor sugar
4 large eggs
Whisk all ingredients together, then pour ...
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Is it possible to fry vegetables in cream?
Cream A: The fat that gathers on the top of boiled milk.
Cream B: The cream available in packets: http://www.amul.com/products/amul-freshcream-info.php
Can vegetables be actually "fried" in these ...
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Is there any difference between a given cream and mix of different milks resulting in the same fat percentage?
Is there any difference between a given cream and mix of different milks resulting in the same fat percentage?
For example, is there any difference in a half-and-half cream, say 16% of fat, and a 50% ...
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Preventing heavy top layer of cake from crushing cream layer
I'm making a flourless cake with almond meal, thus quite dense, and it's also covered completely with whole cherries.
I thought I'd slice the cake horizontally and put a layer of cream in. The top ...
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How can I thicken whipping cream?
I used to live in Britain and I'm familiar with using Double Cream (48%+ fat) in all my recipes. However I moved to Canada a year ago and double cream doesn't seem to exist in North America. This has ...
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Pros and Cons of cream whippers?
I did not know pressurized cream whippers existed until just seeing a reference to one, which led me to do a Google search.
I own a manual cream whipper, which I rarely use, because it is exceedingly ...
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Basil Pesto and Cream Cheese dip
I made a dip with basil pesto covering cream cheese with grated parmesan cheese over it all.
Can I keep the dip (tightly covered) for 4 days without the pesto interacting with the cheese?
The ...
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Preventing Crystalised Dairy Ice Cream [duplicate]
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Is there a magic ingredient that keeps ice-cream soft?
I'm making real dairy ice cream at home, without any sort of machine (which I have no intention of buying). The ...
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When to prefer yogurt, cream, and coconut milk in an Indian vegetarian dish to make it creamy?
Firstly, I have noticed all the curried dishes we eat in an Indian restaurant feel "creamy".
Now, I don't know whether they add cream, or yogurt, or coconut milk?
In which kinds of dishes do we need ...
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Freezing things like Fettuccine Alfredo
I don't have a lot of time to cook during the week, sadly, so I've been taking things like this for lunch ...
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Can you make whipped cream with half and half?
Can you make whipped cream with half and half?
If you can, what, if anything, do you have to do differently?
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What is a substitute for half-and-half cream?
I need to know if there is a substitute for half-and-half (~10%) cream because I am baking a cake without it and I am allergic to it.
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Did 150 °C (300 °F) ruin my cream sauce, or is it just overcooked, or fine?
I made a new recipe -that had chicken, mushrooms and onion sauteed in butter, to make a casserole. I made a white sauce - butter/flour, lactose-free milk, and it thickened very slowly, so added some ...
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Mozzarella. Obtaining buffalo milk from whole milk and heavy cream
I am trying to make mozzarella using rennet, citric acid and milk. However, having read on the Internet about this process, I've found out that the best mozzarella is produced from buffalo milk.
I ...
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How long will double cream stay whipped?
I'd like to prepare some whipped double cream in advance for a dessert I'm making. How long will the cream stay whipped (i.e. peaky) if I do it in advance?
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What can I do to “ fresh cream” to substitute “double cream”?
Here in NZ you can buy "cream". It does not even say "single" or "double" or "whipping". I do know however it can be whipped in to a nice thick cream. Lots of recipes/sauces call for "double cream" ...
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Can I preserve the shelf-life of a cannoli?
I plan on purchasing some cannolis from a local bakery and will bring on a trip with me to some friends. Since my trip will span a few days, I want to try to preserve the cannolis until I can deliver ...
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Can coconut cream be transformed into coconut milk, or vice versa?
Can coconut cream be transformed into coconut milk, or the other way around? For example, will adding water or cow milk to coconut cream make a usable coconut milk? Or by reducing coconut milk, can I ...
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How should I organize making a cake days ahead?
My wife's birthday is coming up and I want to make a cake for her.
I was thinking of making a layer of sponge cake, amarena cherry sauce (cherries, wine and sugar), chocolate mousse, another layer of ...
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Are mascarpone and clotted cream the same thing?
When serving some mascarpone with French toast to my mother, she exclaimed: "Oh, this is the clotted cream I had when I was a little girl!"
Are mascarpone and clotted cream the same thing?
If not, ...
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My butterscotch pie filling curdled?
I was making a butterscotch pie for the weekend, by following a recipe from the net. The ingredient list was
1 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 cups ...
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Liquid made with cream and penicillium roqueforti?
In a comment on this answer, Wayfaring Stranger mentions something I'd never heard of before:
Incubating a walnut size chunk of blue with some cream for a couple days creates a lovely tasty thick ...
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Why can't whole milk be substituted for cream in caramel sauce?
I learned to make caramel sauce pretty recently and for a while was on a serious sauce-making kick.
Anyway, the day after Christmas I went to make a batch and noticed I didn't have any cream. I did ...
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Why doesn't my Lemon Posset thicken? What am I most likely doing wrong?
I've have once succesfully made this Gordon Ramsay's Lemon Posset, but on the last two tries attempts I've not managed to thicken it.
After it has bubbled and kept bubbling for approx. 3 mins, I pour ...
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What's the difference between Guatemalen, Honduran and Salvedorean Cream?
All three are available at my local mexican market. How are they different?
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Beating eggs & sugar when making gelato
I have attempted to make coffee flavoured gelato. I have run into a problems specifically when the beaten egg yolk/sugar mixture is heated with the cream/milk mixture - until "it thickens enough to ...
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Can I make potatoe dauphinoise/potato gratin/gratin dauphinoise without cream and just milk?
Tonight I'm going to make potato dauphinoise but I don't have any cream - at all - and all the recipes call for it! I should also note I have no creme fraiche or fromage frais or plain yoghurt e.t.c ...
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How to prevent separation/layers in panna cotta?
I recently discovered how easy it is to make panna cotta via a recipe by Mark Bittman. The only problem I found was that my panna cotta started to visibly separate into two distinct layers after a ...
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Why don't the single serve coffee cream cups need to be refrigerated?
It seems to me that it would be subject to the same bacterial/spoiling processes that the larger containers are.
And if it's that opening a container exposes the cream to contamiants (which I ...
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Would a cream based sauce go well with steaks?
I've reached a point where I am very comfortable with a nice red wine/shallot reduction as a pan sauce for my strip roasts/steaks. I think I remember have a meal once where they served sliced ...
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Preserving leftover double cream
I've got about 200ml of Double Cream (48% butterfat apparently) that I don't think i'll use before it goes off.
What simple (~5 minute) things can you make with cream so that it can be frozen?
At ...
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Which kind of cream do I use for creme brulee?
I'm following this recipe to make cream brulee: http://www.masterchef.com.au/creme-brulee.htm
I'm a little confused over the correct type of cream to use. They list "thickened cream" but because this ...
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Can ruined whipped cream be rescued?
If you whip mayonnaise too long and ruin it, you can restart with a new yolk and reuse the ruined mayonnaise.
Is there a similar way to rescue whipped cream that has been whipped too long?
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Why is butter usually labeled “Sweet Cream”?
Most (or even all?) butter found at the grocery store is labeled "sweet cream". Is there a distinction between this and another type of cream, and if so, what is it?
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Mousseline sauce, use the white or the yolk of the egg?
I always used the yolk of the egg for preparing mousseline sauce, but sometimes I see recipes on the web where they use the white of the egg.
Like in the definition on this site epicurious
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Why did my Crème Fraiche split?
I have made a recipe where I take a number of ingredients and cover them with Creme Fraiche and then bake it in the oven for a while. I have been making this recipe for a few years.
Recently the ...
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Can you help me get my cream pie filling stiff enough?
Everytime I make a pie, I get a different result as far as the stiffness of the pie. I am trying to perfect coconut cream pie (and other cream pies).
I have been researching Shirley O, Corriher ...
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What is Light Cream
I have a recipe for chocolate pudding that calls for Light Cream. I haven't ever seen light cream in the store. What is it? Also what can be used as a substitute?
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Can clotted cream be made with UHT cream?
I've followed a couple of recipes for clotted cream without success and it seems that pasteurization is the issue. I'm told that I need to use either unpasteurized cream or cream that has been ...
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curdling cream in lemon spaghetti
My question is about adding heavy cream or half 'n half to a dish. Olive oil is in a skillet over low heat. Next add lemon juice, a ladle of pasta cooking water and the cream. The cream always turns ...
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How to make scalded (clotted) cream?
I can't buy clotted cream in New Zealand, so I'd love to learn how to make it. I have a friend who can provide raw milk.
What's the technique?
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How does a whipped cream charger work?
I recently got an iSi whipped cream container that charges with nitrous cannisters. I don't really understand how the thing works, which I think would help my use of the system. How does this actually ...
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How do I infuse fruit flavor in ganache?
I know to infuse the flavor of citrus fruits in ganache, I can simple boil the cream with the zest and strain it out. What about fruits that have juice but don't have zest or aren't commonly powdered, ...
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Does adding brandy to whipped cream make it fall quicker?
I make whipped cream frequently, but this was the first time I added "real" alcohol, and it fell within 20 minutes. I put both the bowl and beaters in the freezer until cold. Then, I whip heavy ...
