Many recipes call for a few tablespoons of heavy cream but leave you stuck feeling overwhelmed. Here's how you can use Rich’s Double Cream for easy culinary recipes for double the creaminess, double the deliciousness.
In general, what is a Double Cream?
The British people coined the term ‘double cream’ for heavy cream or whipping cream. Unsurprisingly so, a double cream is in fact a little thicker than the regular whipping cream. Because it is so rich too, it can be easy to overwhip it and for it to get too thick if you are not paying full attention to it while whipping.
Since double cream can be easily whipped, it makes it a popular cream for both pastry and culinary cooks who often incorporate whipped or heavy creams into their craft. The reason why a double cream makes an ideal cream is that it is versatile. Serve it with fruits, or have it whipped and piped for dessert decorations. Or even use it to add richness and creaminess to otherwise overpowering savory dishes. An extra thick double cream is usually made by heating it up, then rapidly cooling the double cream.
A double cream can also be flavored and used to make a Crème Diplomat (crème patissiere or custard lightened with whipped cream). and other custards you can imagine. Due to its high butterfat content, it makes a custard taste richer giving you a greater feeling of satisfaction. Adding double cream into sauces and soups too, helps to give more depth and body to them making the overall experience more decadent and luxurious.
Rich’s Double Cream who?
Our Rich’s Double Cream is a multi-purpose dairy blend that is versatile and consists up to 30% fat content—it can be used for culinary, pastry, and beverage applications. You can say it is an all-purpose cream for foodservice and bakery operators. Great for cooking and whipping, here is why you should use Rich’s Double Cream in your day-to-day cooking:
Excellent fresh cream taste
Having a neutral taste allows you to customize your finished dish.
Thick consistency
Rich’s Double Cream has a thick consistency. That means less time needed for reduction.
Heat stable
One of its notable features is its heat-stable capability. Rich’s Double Cream can be boiled and double-boiled without splitting. So, sauces can also be frozen and reheated without splitting too.
Great acid tolerance
Rich’s Double Cream will hold acidic flavors without breaking down. Hence, it is useful for pastry applications like fruit mousses as most fruits tend to be a little bit acidic in nature.
Let’s get cooking!
For lunch or dinner, you can have a good meal with our selection using Rich’s Double Cream for Easy Culinary Recipes. With these three simple recipes, we will also show you how versatile Rich’s Double Cream applications are, not limiting you to just pastry, but also in culinary as well. Following this range of easy-to-follow recipes, your next meal will be a masterpiece. Are you ready?
For Pastry
Like all good pastries, we believe that this Lemon Meringue French Toast is not only eye-catching in its presentation, but tastes like a happy celebration. This delectable recipe comprises of zesty lemon curd, a fluffy Swiss meringue, and a sweet French toast. Our Rich’s family makes our toasts like celebrations when all the family gathers to eat and drink. It is simple, yet delicious. Much of the flavor comes from our Rich’s Double Cream that makes the lemon curd a wonderful creaminess!
Lemon Meringue French Toast
[A] Lemon Curd
- Fresh Lemon (Zest & Juice) – 2 nos
- Whole Egg – 195gm
- Egg Yolk – 135gm
- Sugar – 70gm
- Rich’s Double Cream – 150gm
- Butter – 60gm
In a pot, add in all the Lemon Curd ingredients except butter and cook over low heat until it thickens. Then only emulsify the butter in and let it cool slightly.
[B] Swiss Meringue
- Egg White – 120gm
- Sugar – 300gm
Over a bain-marie, combine both egg white and sugar; whisk consistently until sugar is dissolved. Then transfer mixture to a mixer and whip until glossy peaks are formed.
[C] French Toast
- Sandwich Slice – 4 pcs
- Rich’s French Toast Topping – 200gm
Remove the crust of the sandwich slices and cut them into strips. Dip both sandwich slice surfaces with Rich’s French Toast Topping. Bake in the oven at 150°C for 13 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
To assemble the Lemon Meringue French Toast, you will need:
- Lemon Curd [Recipe A] – 30gm
- Swiss Meringue [Recipe B] – 30gm
- French Toast [Recipe C] – 2pcs
- Strawberries (Sliced) – 10gm
- Mint Leaves – 2gm
- Blueberries – 20gm
This is also the time to grab your fanciest-looking plate for that insta-worthy shot by the way. But first, sandwich a layer of lemon curd between your two layers of French toast. Then top them off with the lovely Swiss meringue and torch the meringue until it has a nice golden-brown top. Then you are free to decorate the dessert with sliced strawberries, mint leaves, and blueberries—whatever suits your fancy.
This Lemon Meringue French Toast recipe is worth every minute. The filling is rich and flavorful, and the French toast is light and crispy. None of the steps in this recipe are difficult and anyone can easily make it.
For Culinary
Fancy a meatball sub? Here is a recipe that will make you realize Rich’s Double Cream is the secret wonder ingredient you have been missing all along… especially when we tell you that it is a cream that does not split under high heat. That is why we are sharing this recipe with you next.
Rendang Meatball Sandwich
As Malaysians, we are fortunate to be living in a multiracial Asian country with a huge population of Chinese, Indian, Malay, and others. And if there is one thing that we all can agree on, it is a tasty dish of rendang. Plus, did you know that CNN scoured the planet to create the list of 50 most delicious foods in 2011, and rendang took the top position on the list? If you did not, that is something you can think about now.
So, what we have here for you is something substantial. You can even eat it while you are on the go because it is a sandwich. This Rendang Meatball Sandwich not only tastes good because of its homemade meatballs, it just has so much body and flavor because Rich’s Double Cream is used in preparing the minced meatballs and also the rendang sauce. Adding Rich’s Double Cream to the minced meat actually helps to tenderise the meat while adding it into the rendang makes it richer and fulfilling.
Others have tried Rich’s Double Cream, and they love it!
In a collaboration we had with The Foodie Hub in August, their cheerful and bubbly Chef Qistina prepared a comfort Malaysian tea-time snack, which is the Pulut Panggang. According to Chef Qistina herself, some locals even have them for breakfast too alongside their teh tarik!
Pulut Panggang
Pulut Panggang literally translates to ‘grilled glutinous rice’. The rich and aromatic glutinous rice rolls are filled with beef floss and then wrapped in banana leaves, then grilled to perfection. The grilling process helps to impart that nice aroma from the banana leaves. Rich’s Double Cream is added into the process of making the glutinous rice to make it more scrumptious. Such a complex aroma and taste in a good way!
With this simple recipe and only just a few ingredients, now you can make this popular Pulut Panggang at home or any gathering that calls for good food! Or if you like, you can always follow along with Chef Qistina’s footsteps (and jokes) in the livestream and learn from her!
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