Devonshire Cream for Cream Tea
I need to make Devonshire (Clotted) Cream for a tea party next month. I have had it before, but I have no idea how to make it. Some recipes I have seen call for cream cheese, which I don't think is very authentic. All I have to work with is Wal-Mart cream, but I want to make the Devonshire Cream as authentic as possible. Any hints or good recipes?
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7 Comments:
Devon cream by it's very nature cannot be reproduced with walmart cream because it is pasteurized. Only raw unpasteurized milk is used in the making of clotted cream. Unpasteurized whole milk is left to stand for 6-12 hrs. then brought up to 180 degrees and then left for several more hours before the clotted cream is skimmed off the top. The thing that gives devon cream it's flavors both nutty and sweet, is the scalding process and will be near impossible without the use of raw milk. That's why most recipes you will find will instruct you to use cream cheese or Mascarpone or Neufchatel.. IMHO they all pale in comparison. Do you have access to raw milk?
Pavlov at 10:45AM on 02/25/09
Not here, unfortunatley... it *might* kill us.
Cadence at 12:04PM on 02/25/09
I lived in Devon as a child and cream cheese isn't a good substitute. You can make a version of Clotted Cream w/ pasteurized milk (not ultra-pasteurized), Alton Brown has a recipe -just google it. Otherwise Crème Fraîche, or Quark are similar, you might be able to find them at a store near you. I hear there's something called Clabber which is similar to Crème Fraîche and is made in the Southern US, so maybe you have access to that? Crema Mexicana which is easy to find might pass -it's thinner but has a similar taste. Fresh Ricotta would be a tasty, if inauthentic, substitute.
justhungry at 12:49PM on 02/25/09
Some groceries, (Wegmans here) have Devonshire Cream in a small bottle in the gourmet cheese section. I'll bet Whole Foods carries it
dmurphy118 at 2:11PM on 02/25/09
I've seen it at Whole Foods. I made scones yesterday and used Trader Joe's light whipped cream (aerosol) in lieu of Devonshire cream. Simply delicious and I didn't miss Devonshire cream one bit.
alice01 at 3:58PM on 02/25/09
I'm sure you can buy clotted cream online or through a catalog.
Also here is a link to listings of raw milk producers/sellers- it might be closer than you think!
http://www.realmilk.com/where1.html
Embackus at 4:19PM on 02/25/09
King Arthur's Flour also sells the little bottles of Devonshire Cream in their Bakers Catalog http://www.kingarthurflour.com/items/Double_Devon_Cream
AliceBlue at 4:31PM on 02/25/09