Crème Fraîche

Preparation info
  • 2 cups

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Advanced Professional Pastry Chef

By Bo Friberg

Published 2003

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Ingredients

  • 1 ounce (30 g) sour cream
  • 2 cups (480

Method

  1. Stir the sour cream into the heavy cream. Cover and let stand at 80° to 90°F (26° to 32°C) for 24 hours. An oven with a pilot light, or the top of a stove with pilots, are possible places to maintain this temperature. Store, covered, in the refrigerator.
  2. To thicken the cream, whip until you achieve the desired consistency.