Whipped Cream
Ingredients
Directions
Whip the heavy cream until it forms soft peaks.
If desired, add a small amount of paprika for flavor.
Serve by spooning the whipped cream on top of oyster or clam bouillon.
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
- Heavy cream
- Its fat globules partly clump and trap air, giving the whipped cream its light, stable structure.
The step that matters
Stop at soft peaks. Cream whipped too long clumps its fat globules together, turning grainy and eventually buttery. Soft peaks hold enough trapped air for a smooth, spoonable topping.
“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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