Crème Fraîche

Name: Crème Fraîche
Yield: Serves 8 (Makes 1 cup)
Ingredients: 1 cup pasteurized, heavy cream, room temperature; 2 tablespoons, buttermilk, room temperature

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2014

SERVES8 (Makes 1 cup)

TIME20 minutes, plus 12 hours thickening

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Crème fraîche is a thickened cream traditionally made in France from unpasteurized heavy cream. The good bacteria in the cream, when left at room temperature to culture, will thicken the cream naturally to an almost spreadable consistency. ...

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