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Homemade Sour Cream

By: Celestial 
"A lot of cake and cookie recipes call for sour cream which might not be readily available at home. This quick fix tastes exactly like the standard store-bought sour cream and is easy to make."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 5.0 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (3)

Prep Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
1 Day 10 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 cup
 

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 3/4 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
  • 1 cup heavy cream

Directions

  1. Combine the milk and vinegar and let stand for 10 minutes. Pour the heavy cream into a jar. Stir in the milk mixture, cover the jar, and let stand at room temperature for 24 hours. Chill before using.

Footnotes

  • 1/4 cup buttermilk can be used instead of milk and vinegar mixture.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 106 | Total Fat: 11.2g | Cholesterol: 41mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 15, 2011 by kiltcochran   view full review
Very good recipe, I didn't feel comfortable leaving a jar of cream and milk out even though...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 22, 2012 by Disneymom   view full review
Worked great! I was a little worried about leaving the ingredients unrefrigerated but it all...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2012 by Kitty   view full review
Fabulous ! Made it numerous times now. Thanks for posting this !!

 

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