Clotted Cream

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Strawberry Sky

Rated: 3 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (11)

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COMMENTS & REVIEWS(11)

Prep Time:
5 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
1 cup

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: 8 min
Cook: --
Total:: 13 min

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Ingredients

2 cups pasteurized (not ultra-pasteurized) cream

Directions

Set a coffee filter basket, lined with a filter, in a strainer, over a bowl. Pour the cream almost to the top of the filter. Refrigerate for 2 hours. The whey will sink to the bottom passing through the filter leaving a ring of clotted cream. Scrape this down with a rubber spatula and repeat every couple of hours until the mass reaches the consistency of soft cream cheese.

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Michelle Las Vegas, NV 01-12-2010
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So good!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I know this isn't real clotted cream but it's a very good substitute! I usually buy Luxury Clotted Cream from the Devon... Cream Company but have to drive about 20 minutes to get it and pay about $5.00 for a 6 oz jar. Now I can have it whenever I want! I used pasturized (not ultra pasturized) heavy whipping cream ($1.99/pint). I tried making it in a small strainer with a regular basket coffee filter with very poor results. I then made it in a small cone filter atop a coffee cup with much more satisfactory results. I found that if I stirred the cream to loosen the thick parts every few hours, I got more "clotted cream" left in the filter. Read more
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Sandra Skokie, IL 10-11-2009
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It doesn't seem to come out right
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I tried it a couple of times and got very little cream. They sell it at a couple of Middle Eastern stores in Skokie IL. It... tastes just like the Clotted Cream I had when I was in London. They call it a different name. The brand they carry is by Atour Foods, they have a website www.atourfoods.com. When I try making it I get very little pieces, the one I buy is a nice thick piece of cream. It's yummy on bread and honey. Read more
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Jack DeBary, FL 08-31-2008
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Very Easy & The Best
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is really as good as I've had in England or Canada. The trick is to make sure you DO NOT use ultra-pasteurized cream. It... won't work..... and it isn't easy to find cream that's not ultra-pasteurized in the big food stores. I also think regular cream instead of heavy whipping cream works quicker. I don't use the cone type coffee filters.Read more
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null null, null 08-19-2008
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Did not work
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I followed instructions exactly but all I got was a teaspoon of whey in the bowl. Kept it up for days but nothing happened.
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Anonymous 08-17-2008
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Too Little Result & Not Really Clotted Cream by Definition
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I rate this recipe ONE STAR due to the tiny amount of 'clotted cream' that results from the recipe. The flavor, for you... have haven't tried it, is the same as the parent liquid (heavy cream), but the consistency due to draining off the liquid is that of soft butter. My arteries ache just thinking about this.Read more
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Anonymous 09-05-2007
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Wonderful!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The last time I had clotted cream was 2 years ago in Victoria, BC. This is just as good, maybe even better! Now I can have... clotted cream whenever I want. Thank you AB for another great recipe!Read more