{"id":7138,"date":"2019-01-31T12:49:24","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T19:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/?p=7138"},"modified":"2019-01-31T12:49:24","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T19:49:24","slug":"creme-fraiche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/creme-fraiche.html","title":{"rendered":"Cr\u00e8me Fra\u00eeche"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While sour cream and cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche are both used to add richness and tangy flavor, are they really just the same thing? And is it worth paying the premium for cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche?<\/em><\/p>\n

How They\u2019re Made:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Sour cream is made by adding lactic acid culture to cream and sometimes milk to thicken and sour it. In France, cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche was traditionally made from unpasteurized cream that naturally contained the right bacteria to thicken it. Since our cream is pasteurized here, cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche is now made by adding fermenting agents with the necessary bacteria to cream.\u00a0 \u00a0\u2192\u00a0It\u2019s cheap and easy to make your own cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche:\u00a0DIY Cr\u00e8me Fra\u00eeche
\nThe Differences Between Sour Cream & Cr\u00e8me Fra\u00eeche:\u00a0<\/strong> Sour cream has a fat content of about 20% and\u00a0may include ingredients like gelatin, rennin, and vegetable enzymes\u00a0to stabilize it and make it thicker.\u00a0\u00a0Cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche has a fat content of about 30% and does not contain any added thickeners. Cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche is thicker, has a richer flavor, and is less tangy than sour cream.
\nWhich One Should I Use?<\/strong>\u00a0 Choosing between the two all depends on how you plan to use it. Because sour cream has less fat but more protein, simmering or boiling it will result in curdling, so use cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche in sauces or soups instead (unless you just stir sour cream into something once it\u2019s cooked and off the heat).\u00a0 If using in a salad or as a topping, they\u2019re pretty much interchangeable and the choice is yours \u2014 some people like the tanginess of sour cream, while others like the richness of cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche.\u00a0 Since cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche is a specialty grocery item and costs more than sour cream, think about what you\u2019re making so you make the right choice at the market!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Sure, you can buy it in the store, but where\u2019s the fun in that?! Especially when it\u2019s just as easy\u2013and most certainly cheaper\u2013to make it at home.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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DIY Cr\u00e8me Fra\u00eeche<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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