Homemade Thick Cream

Serves: 6

Destiney Bartoletti

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

34

Spice

58

Sweetness

46

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tsps

Buttermilk

Directions:

1

Preparing the cream

2

Pour the cream into a small saucepan, set over low heat and stir just until the chill is off; do not heat above 100°F (lukewarm)

3

Stir in the buttermilk and pour into a glass jar

4

Ripening the cream

5

Set the lid on the jar (but don't tighten it) and place in a warm (80-90°F) spot

6

Let the cream culture and set for 12 to 24 hours, until noticeably thicker (perhaps almost set like yogurt or sour cream)

7

Stir gently, screw on the lid and refrigerate at least 4 hours to chill and complete the thickening

8

Preparing the cream

9

Pour the cream into a small saucepan, set over low heat and stir just until the chill is off; do not heat above 100°F (lukewarm)

10

Stir in the buttermilk and pour into a glass jar

11

Ripening the cream

12

Set the lid on the jar (but don't tighten it) and place in a warm (80-90°F) spot

13

Let the cream culture and set for 12 to 24 hours, until noticeably thicker (perhaps almost set like yogurt or sour cream)

14

Stir gently, screw on the lid and refrigerate at least 4 hours to chill and complete the thickening