TIP OF THE DAY: How To Make Cream From Milk
 No cream? No problem! Make it from milk and butter. Photo courtesy Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. |
Here’s a fun kitchen trick. Say you need some heavy cream for a recipe (or even a cup of coffee), but have none.
If you have whole milk and unsalted butter, you can combine them to make cream. The difference between milk and cream is the amount of butterfat. The butter, which is at least butterfat, supplies what the milk lacks. This recipe makes heavy cream, approximately 36% butterfat. Ingredients For 1 Cup 1. MELT the butter in the microwave or on the stovetop. 2. PLACE in a mixing bowl with the milk. 3. BLEND with electric beaters or an immersion blender. It’s that simple! |
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BUTTERFAT CONTENT Butterfat, also called milkfat, is the fatty portion of milk. The components of milk include: |
 It’s easy to make cream from milk and butter. Photo © Siberkorn | DRM . |
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The USDA imposes federal standards for the minimum butterfat content of commercial dairy products. Here are the standards: BUTTERFAT CONTENT OF BUTTER ________________ *For whipped cream, the higher the fat content, the thicker the cream is, and the easier it is to whip into stiff peaks. Higher fat cream is also more resistant to curdling, and thus a better choice for soups and sauces. |
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