what is it and can it be bought. I have a recipie that says to use it.thanks.
catlover28,
Aug 21, 12:46am
Its what we call thickened cream, you'll see it at the supermarket.
cgvl,
Aug 21, 1:00am
no, double cream is NZ's normal full fat cream. British and USA recipes often state double or single cream. Double is cream with a greater fat content than 40% ie our normal cream, single cream is the same as lite cream. If a recipe I have calls for either I just use normal cream, after 40 years of cooking it has never in my opinion made any difference to the end result. Thickened cream has thickeners added eg gelatin and or cornflour.
geldof,
Aug 21, 1:01am
Is it an overseas recipe! Double cream is our normal cream. Overseas you can get single and double.
Our thickened cream has gelatine in it and I don't think it is suitable for cooking with.
""Thank you for your email regarding Double Cream. The Anchor Cream is an extra thick cream for whipping and is the equivalent to the double cream you have in the UK. We also have a thickened cream. Recently we deleted the single cream from our range due to poor demand.
In new Zealand, cream hasapprox 40% fat. In the UK, single cream has approx 25% fat and double cream has approx 42-45% fat.
in NZ, You can use cream for a recipe which calls for double cream.
Thickened cream has been thickened using gelatine and is a different product.
davidt4,
Aug 21, 6:45am
UK double cream is actually 48% butterfat, NZ pure cream is 38%.I've never had any problems using NZ cream instead of double cream in desserts, but be careful if you are making reduction sauces that are finished with double cream, because NZ cream is runnier and more likely to split.Crème fraîche is probably a better choice for savoury sauces.
nauru,
Aug 21, 7:43am
I agree about fat content and I do the same
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