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Hood® Cream is a high-quality, high-performance ingredient can be used to enrich recipes or can be whipped as a topping for desserts.

  • Use heavy cream to add body to sauces by swirling in a few teaspoons when serving.
  • Add cream to risottos to create a more luscious texture. Remove risotto from heat and fold in a tablespoon of whipped heavy cream for every two cups of risotto.
  • Store cream in the coldest part of your refrigerator, not the door.
  • Always heat chilled cream before adding to hot recipes.
  • Use cream to thicken soups and sauces.
  • Add cream to pasta sauce to enhance the thickness and flavor.
  • When cooking gravies, substitute cream in place of flour to thicken.
  • Add light or heavy cream to scrambled eggs for a richer consistency.
  • Sweeten heavy whipped cream with confectioner’s sugar, maple syrup or corn syrup instead of granulated sugar, which will help stabilize the cream.
  • For best results with whipped cream, chill the bowl, whisk or beaters before whipping the cream.
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