It's easy to make the tangy, creamy condiment from 2 ingredients you already have on hand.
Makes1 cupPrep3 minutes
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If your refrigerator is anything like mine, half of the space is jam-packed with condiments. Those tubs of miso, sticks of butter, and bottles of salad dressing can add something special to simple weeknight meals. Instead of buying more sour cream from the store, I like to make the tangy, creamy condiment from what I already have on hand. It helps keep my grocery bill in check (something I prioritize as much as flavor when it comes to meal planning), and it avoids food waste.
Commercial cultured sour cream is made by adding lactic acid cultures to heavy cream, giving it a thick texture and tangy flavor. Homemade sour cream requires just two ingredients: heavy cream and an acid, like freshly squeezed lemon juice or distilled white vinegar. I like to use a ratio of 1 cup cream to 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar.
Combine heavy cream and lemon juice (or vinegar) in a clean glass jar and stir with a clean spoon. Cover the jar loosely with a paper towel or coffee filter to allow for airflow while protecting the cream as it sits out. After about 24 hours the cream will have thickened slightly. Give the cream a stir and move it to the refrigerator for longer storage.
It's easy to make the tangy, creamy condiment from 2 ingredients you already have on hand.
Prep time 3 minutes
Makes 1 cup
Nutritional Info
Ingredients
1 cup
heavy cream
1 tablespoon
freshly squeezed lemon juice or distilled white vinegar
Instructions
Place 1 cup heavy cream and 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice or distilled white vinegar in a clean 1 pint glass jar and stir with a clean spoon until combined. Cover with a paper towel or cheesecloth and secure with a rubber band. Let sit at room temperature ( 72°F to 78°F) for 24 hours until thickened and tangy. Stir well, cover with the lid, and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks. The sour cream will thicken more upon refrigeration.
Ingredients will have a number of functions in a recipe, such as adding flavour, colour or texture, or performing a particular purpose, e.g. as a thickener or setting agent. Ingredients may also be selected for their nutritional composition or used for traditional or cultural reasons.
Or make Two-Ingredient-Dough Bagels topped with cream cheese, Marinated Yogurt Cheese or Easy Scallion-Salmon Dip for breakfast or brunch. Can I make Two-Ingredient Dough ahead? Yes, you can make the dough ahead and refrigerate it in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
Using the simple recipe below, you can turn 2 ingredient dough into bagels, pretzels, pizza, even donuts. Experts say that anytime you can replace regular carbs with this protein-rich alterative, it helps boost health and weight loss.
After the first rise, you would normally knead the dough again. However, if you find your dough is too sticky at this point, do not knead it again. Instead, gently press and deflate the dough. You can also use a light coating of flour on your hands and working surface to press and stretch the dough.
If the dough you are using is "sticky" it will stick to your finger when you touch it. If it is "tacky" then it will pull back to the dough or break off clean.
Oil does as well and is better suited for keeping the dough from sticking to a bowl or rising container than water is. Water is more readily absorbed. Paul Hollywood shows how using oil instead of flour to knead bread, which helps keep the texture of the dough consistent.
In the end, I find little difference if the dough is proofed in the refrigerator between 10 to 16 hours or so. However, if you find a dough that's sticky, slack, and spreads excessively when baking, it has likely overproofed and needs a reduction in the total fermentation time.
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