Mock Cream for Coffee
Ingredients
Directions
Boil 1 tablespoon of cornstarch in 1 quart of milk, stirring until thickened.
Serve as a great improvement to coffee or chocolate.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Cornstarch
- Thickens the milk as it heats, giving the cream body and a richer mouthfeel.
- Milk
- Forms the liquid base that the cornstarch thickens into a cream-like texture.
The step that matters
Stirring while the milk thickens. Cornstarch can clump if it is not stirred as it heats, and it only thickens fully once the mixture boils. Constant stirring keeps it smooth and evenly thickened.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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