See, this is what I like about this forum... you learn somthing new everytime. I always thought whipped cream was just whipped cream... Now I know there's the light variety!
If a recipe calls for heavy cream and the store sells only whipping cream can I use it? I want to make cream biscuits but cannot find heavy cream in my area
Whipping Cream and Light Whipping Cream are the same thing - you're not disagreeing. They can be anywhere between 30% to 36%. Above 36% and up to 42% it becomes Heavy Cream or Heavy Whipping Cream (again, same thing).
If a recipe calls for heavy cream and the store sells only whipping cream can I use it? I want to make cream biscuits but cannot find heavy cream in my area
This is correct -- let me add one more item: on private dairy farms in England, butterfat in clotted cream can go up to 65% -- that's really rich. Butter has about 85% butterfat.
Single cream (thin, best for adding to coffee, or to pour over a very rich dessert)
Double cream (thick)
Thick double cream (the above but 'stiffer')
Clotted cream (the best is from Cornwall)
I know when I'm buying cream I look for something that's only been single pasteurized, instead of double pasteurized. To me, it has more flavor...more like a real dairy product instead of tasteless thick milk. In the U.S., Oberweis actually has a pretty good heavy cream (much better than the supermarket varieties that I've tried. Last time I bought it the price was around $10.00 for a half gallon.
Mmmmmmm.....clotted cream /img/vbsmilies/smilies/thumb.gif What a treat every once in a while.
Wow amazing, I didn't know it was a whipped cream. Like what nichole said, this is the first time I learned about that. Thank you for your replies..amazing
Wow amazing, I didn't know it was a whipped cream. Like what nichole said, this is the first time I learned about that. Thank you for your replies..amazing
Whipping cream, not whipped cream. Whipped cream is whipping cream that's been whipped, so it's full of air and is used as a topping for desserts, ice creams, etc...
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