How to Make Sour Cream

How to Make Sour Cream from Milk

Ingredients

• Skim milk, 2 tablespoons
  
• Low fat cottage cheese, 8 ounces
  
• Lemon juice, 2 tablespoons
  

Directions

In an electric blender, take milk, cottage cheese and lemon juice together. Blend all these ingredients on a medium speed until the mixture achieves a smooth texture. When this is done, transfer into another jar and refrigerate till the time of use. This is the fastest way of making sour cream i.e. if you do not have the time for keeping the sour cream for fermentation. Read more on how to make cottage cheese.

How to Make Sour Cream from Buttermilk

Ingredients

• Buttermilk, 3 tablespoons
  
• Light cream, 2 cups
  
• Canning jar
  

Directions

The first step to make sour cream with buttermilk will be to sterilize the canning jar in boiling water. Once the jar is sterilized, take cream in it. Make sure that the jar is sufficiently hot. Add buttermilk to the cream and close the lid tightly. Once you have closed the lid of the jar, shake it vigorously to mix both the ingredients completely. Leave the jar at room temperature for 24 - 48 hours or till the mixture thickens. When it reaches the desired thickness, store it in the refrigerator till the time of serving. Read more on how to make buttermilk.

 

How to Make Buttermilk


Vinegar or Lemon Buttermilk Recipe
Ingredients

• 1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice
  
• 1 cup milk
  

Directions
Pour the milk into a glass and add the vinegar or lemon juice to it. Give the mixture a good stir, and allow it to sit at room temperature for the next 15 minutes. When you witness the milk begin to curdle, stir the mixture well, and use as desired. If meant for direct consumption, serve along with ice.

How to Make Sour Cream from Yogurt

Ingredients

• Plain yogurt, 16 ounces
  
• Juice of ½ a lemon
  

Directions

Place yogurt on a fine mesh kitchen sieve and keep it in a bowl. Take a plastic wrap and cover the bowl completely. Keep the bowl in the refrigerator and chill it overnight. In the morning, unwrap the plastic wrap and you will see a thick substance on the sieve. Transfer into a clean bowl and throw off the liquid that drained into the bowl. Add the lemon juice into the thick yogurt and whisk vigorously. You can add a little hot water to attain the desired thickness. When the mixture becomes thick, wrap the bowl with a plastic wrap again and place it in the refrigerator for two hours. Read more on how to make yogurt.