CREME FRAICHE

Chef John's Creme Fraiche

Prep
5 m

Ready In
2 d 5 m

Recipe By:Chef John

"Making creme fraiche is very easy and, once you taste the magic of homemade sour cream, you'll have a hard time not repeating this esoteric exercise. Sure it takes a couple days, but the effort is minimal and the payoff is marvelous."

Ingredients

2 cups heavy cream

3 tablespoons cultured buttermilk

Directions

Combine cream and buttermilk in a glass jar. Cover tightly with cheesecloth (or any breathable material) and let sit at room temperature (70 to 75 degrees F (21 to 24 degrees C)) for 24 hours. Stir, screw on lid, and refrigerate for 24 hours before using.