Creme Fraiche
I bought some creme fraiche on a whim b/c it's hard for me to find, but I don't have any idea what to do with it at the moment! I know it can be used in place of sour cream and in desserts on the side. But where else can it be used? Pasta? Other savory dishes?
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4 Comments:
It can also be used in recipes that call for heavy cream -- it's essentially cream that's been allowed to naturally sour.
I've used it in this recipe for cream biscuits; they've gotten rave reviews when done this way.
Dominic
the zen kitchen
dvchurch at 3:29PM on 08/04/08
I've been putting it in anything i'ld put sour cream in. I've also sweetened it with fruit and fruit juice to top pound cake and other desert. I saw an old Julia Child episode where she demonstrated how to make it if you couldn't get it or find it, and ever since I just keep it on hand!
Mix 1 part sour cream, to two parts heavy cream in a jar and in a day it's virtually the same as creme fraiche!
aungeinphx at 4:02PM on 08/04/08
Mmmm...fold with whipped cream to ice a cake or plop on a dessert (though I like it alone on dessert too!) Fantastic on fruit crisps/cobblers.
I love it in place of sour cream in several things, I think it blends better and never separates if I add it too late to a hot dish.
sadiepix at 4:49PM on 08/04/08
When I did catering, I would make a horseradish creme fraiche and put it on nice rolls with fresh sliced roast beef.
juliebugsmama at 2:41PM on 08/07/08