Cream

Used in 31 recipes on RecipeWiki.

Cream on this page means the dairy cream RecipeWiki's recipes use, mostly double cream, with single cream where a lighter pour is wanted, plus cream offered to serve alongside puddings. Double cream, at around 48% fat, whips to soft peaks and can be boiled without splitting, which is why it carries both the whipped topping of Pavlova and the baked layers of Gratin Dauphinois. Single cream is thinner and splits if boiled, so it is for pouring or stirring in off the heat. Whip double cream cold and stop the moment it holds soft peaks; a few seconds more turns it grainy and then to butter.

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Recipes with cream

Apple and Almond Tart — shot from directly overhead: a shortcrust case blind baked

Apple and Almond Tart

A shortcrust case blind baked, filled with almond frangipane and fanned apple, so the base stays crisp under a wet filling.

2 hr 20 minServes 8

DessertsFrenchVegetarian

Apple and Blackberry Crumble — shot from directly overhead: tart Bramley apples and blackberries under a rubbed-in oat crumble

Apple and Blackberry Crumble

Tart Bramley apples and blackberries under a rubbed-in oat crumble, mixed by hand in one bowl with no mixer needed.

1 hr 25 minServes 6

BakingBritishDesserts

by zestykestrel

Baked Rice Pudding — shot from directly overhead: pudding rice baked in whole milk for two hours without stirring

Baked Rice Pudding

Pudding rice baked in whole milk for two hours without stirring, until the grains collapse to cream under a browned nutmeg skin.

2 hr 55 minServes 6

BritishDessertsVegetarian

Butter Chicken shot from directly overhead, a true flat lay

Butter Chicken

Tandoori-marinated chicken grilled hard, then finished in a sieved tomato and butter gravy emulsified off the heat so it stays satin rather than splitting.

5 hr 50 minServes 4

ChickenCurriesDinner

Chicken à la King — shot from directly overhead: poached chicken and mushrooms in a sherry cream sauce with pimento

Chicken à la King

Poached chicken and mushrooms in a sherry cream sauce with pimento, served over rice, toast or pastry depending on the decade.

AmericanChickenDinner

Chicken Korma shot from directly overhead, a true flat lay

Chicken Korma

Bone-in chicken braised slowly in yogurt over deeply fried onions and cashew cream, pale and savoury rather than sweet, with no tomato and no sugar.

1 hr 55 minServes 4

ChickenCurriesDinner

Chicken Tikka Masala — shot from directly overhead: yogurt-marinated chicken charred hard under a grill

Chicken Tikka Masala

Yogurt-marinated chicken charred hard under a grill, then finished in a spiced tomato and cream sauce that only works if the char goes in with it.

ChickenCurriesDinner

Creamed Spinach — shot from directly overhead: wilted spinach squeezed bone dry before it meets the cream

Creamed Spinach

Wilted spinach squeezed bone dry before it meets the cream, which is the whole difference between this and a puddle.

AmericanLeafy greensSide dishes

Creamy Oat Porridge — shot from directly overhead: rolled oats cooked in milk and water and stirred throughout

Creamy Oat Porridge

Rolled oats cooked in milk and water and stirred throughout, which draws out the starch that separates creamy from watery.

30 minutesBreakfastBritish

Crème Caramel — shot from directly overhead: a baked custard turned out under its own caramel

Crème Caramel

A baked custard turned out under its own caramel, cooked in a water bath at a low temperature so it sets smooth rather than pitted.

5 hr 35 minServes 6

DessertsFrenchVegetarian

Gratin Dauphinois — shot from directly overhead: thin potato slices simmered in cream on the hob until their own starch thickens it

Gratin Dauphinois

Thin potato slices simmered in cream on the hob until their own starch thickens it, then baked slowly until set.

1 hr 50 minServes 6

FrenchPotatoesSide dishes

Guryev Kasha — shot from directly overhead: semolina baked in layers between the skins lifted from scalded cream

Guryev Kasha

Semolina baked in layers between the skins lifted from scalded cream, with nuts, preserved fruit and caramel.

2 hr 52 minServes 8

DessertsRussianVegetarian

Lemon Tart — shot from directly overhead: a sharp lemon cream baked low and slow in a blind-baked sweet pastry case

Lemon Tart

A sharp lemon cream baked low and slow in a blind-baked sweet pastry case, so it sets to a smooth cut rather than curdling.

3 hr 15 minServes 10

DessertsFrenchVegetarian

Lobster Thermidor — shot from directly overhead: lobster meat returned to its shell in a mustard and brandy cream sauce

Lobster Thermidor

Lobster meat returned to its shell in a mustard and brandy cream sauce, glazed under the grill until the top is spotted brown.

DinnerFrenchMain courses

Malai Kofta — shot from directly overhead: potato and paneer dumplings fried until crisp

Malai Kofta

Potato and paneer dumplings fried until crisp, sitting in a mild cashew and tomato sauce enriched with cream.

1 hr 20 minServes 4

CurriesIndianPotatoes

Medovik — shot from directly overhead: honey layer cake of thin baked discs

Medovik

Honey layer cake of thin baked discs, filled with soured cream and left overnight until the layers soften into cake.

10 hr 40 minServes 12

DessertsRussianVegetarian

Paskha — shot from directly overhead: sweetened curd cheese beaten with butter

Paskha

Sweetened curd cheese beaten with butter, egg yolks and candied fruit, then drained overnight in a pyramid mould.

12 hr 55 minServes 10

DessertsRussianVegetarian

Pavlova — shot from directly overhead, the table surface filling the frame

Pavlova

A meringue dried for two hours in a cool oven so the shell stays crisp and the centre collapses to marshmallow under the cream.

6 hr 25 minServes 8

AustralianDessertsVegetarian

Pozharsky Cutlets — shot from directly overhead: breaded minced-chicken cutlets enriched with butter and cream-soaked bread

Pozharsky Cutlets

Breaded minced-chicken cutlets enriched with butter and cream-soaked bread, fried until the crust is deep gold.

1 hr 30 minServes 4

Main coursesRussian

Roast Squash and Sage Soup — shot from directly overhead: squash roasted until the cut faces caramelise

Roast Squash and Sage Soup

Squash roasted until the cut faces caramelise, then blended with stock and sage, which gives a depth that simmering raw cubes never reaches.

1 hr 15 minServes 4

Fresh herbsSoupsVegetarian

Roast Tomato Soup — shot from directly overhead: tomatoes roasted hard with garlic until the edges blacken

Roast Tomato Soup

Tomatoes roasted hard with garlic until the edges blacken, then blitzed, so the flavour concentrates instead of thinning out in a pan of stock.

1 hr 10 minServes 4

by velvetlapwing

Saag Paneer — shot from directly overhead: spinach cooked down to a dark

Saag Paneer

Spinach cooked down to a dark, silky base with ginger and green chilli, with cubes of fried paneer folded through at the end.

30 minutesCheeseCurries

Slow-Cooked Black Dal — shot from directly overhead: whole urad soaked overnight and simmered for hours until it turns black and glossy

Slow-Cooked Black Dal

Whole urad soaked overnight and simmered for hours until it turns black and glossy, then finished with butter and a little cream.

15 hr 50 minServes 6

IndianMain coursesTomatoes

Smetannik — shot from directly overhead, the table surface filling the frame

Smetannik

Soft honey-scented sponge layers stacked with a whipped soured cream filling and left overnight to soften.

9 hr 35 minServes 12

DessertsRussianVegetarian

Smoked Haddock Chowder — shot from directly overhead: undyed smoked haddock poached in milk

Smoked Haddock Chowder

Undyed smoked haddock poached in milk, with that milk becoming the soup and floury potato doing the thickening in place of flour.

BritishFishPescatarian

Steak Diane — shot from directly overhead: thin beef fillet seared in seconds

Steak Diane

Thin beef fillet seared in seconds, then finished in a mustard, brandy and cream pan sauce flamed at the table.

30 minutesAmericanBeef

Sticky Toffee Pudding — shot from directly overhead: a dark date sponge skewered and soaked with hot toffee sauce the moment it leaves the oven

Sticky Toffee Pudding

A dark date sponge skewered and soaked with hot toffee sauce the moment it leaves the oven, then served with the rest of the sauce.

1 hr 15 minServes 9

BritishDessertsVegetarian

Sweetcorn Chowder — shot from directly overhead: a thick corn soup that simmers the stripped cobs in the stock first

Sweetcorn Chowder

A thick corn soup that simmers the stripped cobs in the stock first, then blends only part of itself for body.

1 hr 10 minServes 4

AmericanPotatoesSoups

by dapperpelican

Swiss Roll — shot from directly overhead: a fatless whisked sponge baked in ten minutes and rolled while it is still hot

Swiss Roll

A fatless whisked sponge baked in ten minutes and rolled while it is still hot, which is the only way it curls without cracking.

BritishDessertsVegetarian

Vanilla Custard — shot from directly overhead: a pouring custard of egg yolks

Vanilla Custard

A pouring custard of egg yolks, milk and cream thickened over low heat until it coats the back of a spoon.

BakingBritishDesserts

Vanilla Panna Cotta — shot from directly overhead, the table surface filling the frame

Vanilla Panna Cotta

Cream set with just enough gelatine to hold its shape for a moment on the plate and then slump under the first spoon.

DessertsItalian