What can I replace this with? Alternatives and substitutions.

Penelope_Penguin

Yes it will

Fruball

Definately.

I don't like pearl barley so never use it and our soups and broths are lovely

hopefulfooluk

Thanks guys, appreciate it!

icecreamdogpark

For all you bakers out there,a little question.

Can single cream be replaced with double cream when cooking ? i often have double in and don`t want to buy single as rarely use it can i use double watered down with some milk so the thickness of single ? Thanks for reading

juliapenguin

I'd say definitely yes. Like you say, you could mix it with some milk to get the consistency of single. No problem!

jackieglasgow

yes, no bother!

icecreamdogpark

Great thanks actually forgot to say it was the extra thick ! LOL thanks for your answers

zippychick

good question! i had wondered what cream you can replace with what. Ive been making truffles recently which are made with double cream (boiled up with butter, then the chocolate is added) Could i use single or whipping cream for this if i cant put my finger on double? Just cant quite work it out as double is thicker and is maybe required for setting etc

freyasmum

I've always thought double and whipping cream were somewhat interchangeable when it came to cooking - though I would always try to use double where possible. Single cream isn't so good, cos it's more likely to split when boiled.

It's all to do with fat content, the higher the amount of fat, the less likely it'll be to split.

zippychick

freyasmum wrote: »

I've always thought double and whipping cream were somewhat interchangeable when it came to cooking - though I would always try to use double where possible. Single cream isn't so good, cos it's more likely to split when boiled.

It's all to do with fat content, the higher the amount of fat, the less likely it'll be to split.

ahhhh ok! :j i probably wouldnt mess with the truffles recipe but had wondered!:D