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Crème Fraîche

Leftover crème fraîche makes a delicious accompaniment to fruit desserts.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes about 2 cups

Ingredients

2 cups heavy cream
2 tablespoons low-fat buttermilk

Preparation

  1. Stir together cream and buttermilk in a medium bowl. Let stand at room temperature, partially covered, until thick, about 12 hours. Stir; cover, and refrigerate until ready to use, up to 2 weeks.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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