What can I replace this with? Alternatives and substitutions.

rachbc

I think you can sub double for single by mixing it down with milk but not the other way as single lacks the fat of double

Penelope_Penguin

icecreamdogpark wrote: »

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

I more often have single in and use that instead of double

I'll add thsi to the exsiting thread to keep tips together.

exlibris

Don't know if this has been said before but you can thin double cream with whipped egg white if yoou want a 'solid' cream.

scottishminnie

I've been asked to make an apricot streusel which calls for low fat curd cheese. I'm finding it difficult to come by - can I just use soft cheese or drained cottage cheese instead?

It's for a birthday dinner so I don't want to risk a disaster by using something unsuitable but even the local deli's don't seem to have it.

Thanks

Callie22

Would quark do? I've seen this in most of the major supermarkets and it's a low fat curd cheese, so I'm sure it'd be ok.

jackieglasgow

I make apricot streusel - its a German recipe, and its quark which I use, a lot of German cakes have quark in them.

Ballymackeonan

I always thought that curd cheese was the same as cottage cheese - cottage cheese is the "curds and whey" that Little Miss Muffett was eating! So it should be OK if drained

scottishminnie

Thanks guys - I've decided to use cottage cheese drained - the dessert is for tomorrow night but I'll try it tonight (as it should be ok to reheat) and if it doesn't work I'll buy Quark tomorrow.
when I bought the cottage cheese at Mr T's this morning I did look for Quark as I reallt have no idea what it is and I was curious but the space was empty

Penelope_Penguin

I'll add this to the "substitutes" thread where it may help others in future

This is all you need to know about quark.

zippychick

Any ideas what i could replace cornflour with in this recipe? My last box was growing things and I don't think i've replaced it since. Could i use plain flour? I have almost every kind of flour imaginable (probably a total exaggeration.....)