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Clotted Cream

Introduction & method

If you've ever had a cream tea with a scone, some jam and some clotted cream, you'll know what a heavenly thing clotted cream is. Unfortunately it's not always easy to get hold of, but if you can buy cream, you can make your own. It's really easy, but takes a bit of time.

 Clotted Cream Recipe

About the Cream


It's generally recommended that you don't use Ultra-Pasteurized Cream, but I have seen recipes from people who say they have used it and it works just fine. Choose a shallow ovenproof dish that will be full to a depth of 2-3cm (about an inch) when you pour all of your cream in.

Cook the Cream


'Cooking' is probably an exaggeration. Basically what's happening is you're warming the cream at a low temperature for a long time. Set your oven to its lowest temperature - ideally this will be 80°C (176°F). Leave the cream in the oven for 12 hours. If you have a smartass oven that switches itself off after a couple of hours, you'll need to keep an eye on it and switch it back on whenever it goes off.

Cool the Cream


After cooking a skin will have formed on top of the cream. Leave that alone for now. Cover the dish with plastic film and place it in the fridge for at least 6 hours. The cream under the skin should smell a bit cheesy, and the texture should be a bit grainy, meaning, not a glossy liquid.

To Serve


Spread the cream on scone with strawberry jam in whatever order seems right to you.

Store the Cream


Place any unused clotted cream in a sterile jar. It will keep for a week or so in the fridge. You can freeze it but the texture when you defrost it will be different because of the ice crystals.


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Ingredients & Info



 500 ml double (heavy) cream

UNITS:
Metric
US Customary/Imperial

Prep time: 2 minutes.
Cooling time: 12 hours.
Cooking time: 12 hours.
Total time: 24 hours 2 minutes.