sour cream @ home

We love sour cream. We can’t buy sour cream. What we can’t buy, we make.

Method 1
1 cup cream
1 tablespoon cultured buttermilk

In a double boiler bring the fresh cream up to 180 degrees. Cool to room temp in a cold water bath. Add the buttermilk, cover, and let sit at room temp for 24-48 hours. Stir and refrigerate. The batch will keep approximately 3-4 weeks, refrigerated

Method 2
1 cup cream
1 1/2 cups pasteurized whole milk
1/2 cup buttermilk

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl over warm water. Raise the temperature of the mixture (68 degrees to 70 degrees F) and let it stand for 12-24 hours or until it is sufficiently sour and thick enough to cling firmly to a spoon. Keep in the refrigerator until you want to use it. For a richer heavier sour cream combine 2 cups of pasteurized heavy cream with 5 tablespoons of cultured buttermilk and incubate as before

Method 3
1/2 cup COLD real whipping cream (non-sweetened)
1 tsp. white vinegar

Stir together and serve chilled. For better texture refrigerate for 24 hours before serving.