Lemon whipped cream

[miltonj]

Basically the country I live in doesn't sell sour cream, so I tried to make it by whipping double cream and putting lemon juice in it..... it didn't work!

It would be an absolute crime to put this concoction on a fajita! However it does taste very nice, sweet, floaty, tangy... anyone got any ideas of what I could do with it baking wise?

Make a plain victoria sponge and use it as the filling with some lemon curd

Good idea, Victoria sponge is one of my faves, husband thinks I'm right boring for it!

Or scones.

Perhaps use a thick yoghurt for your fajitas.

A tip for future reference - when I don't have sour cream I combine roughly equal quantities of plain yogurt and double cream. Hope you find something delicious to do with the lemon whipped cream!

Maybe have a look at a syllabub recipe - it's a while since I made it but I think if you add a drop of Madeira (i don't have any, maybe ginger ale or rum instead) you've got a perfect 17th century pudding.

I don't know where you are but if you have Russian or Polish shops you might find it there next time.

I usually sub creme fraiche for sour cream in these circumstances - can you get that? What about quark? If you're trying to do tex-mex or South American a lime is better for flavour. If I need to sour cream for eating cold I'd use cider vinegar not lemon. For baking (heating after) I'd use lemon.

@JumpingFrogs

A tip for future reference - when I don't have sour cream I combine roughly equal quantities of plain yogurt and double cream. Hope you find something delicious to do with the lemon whipped cream!

That's a great tip, thanks. Just used normal total Greek yog but I'll try that next time!

@rifling

I don't know where you are but if you have Russian or Polish shops you might find it there next time.

Ooh I think we do have an Eastern European supermarket, good idea!

@MenaiMna

I usually sub creme fraiche for sour cream in these circumstances - can you get that? What about quark? If you're trying to do tex-mex or South American a lime is better for flavour. If I need to sour cream for eating cold I'd use cider vinegar not lemon. For baking (heating after) I'd use lemon.

As far as I'm aware, no creme fraiche here either, but I'm still getting used to what everything is called and how shops are laid out! Thanks for the tip though!

@Brusca

Or scones.

Perhaps use a thick yoghurt for your fajitas.

Great idea 💡

@PermanentTemporary

Maybe have a look at a syllabub recipe - it's a while since I made it but I think if you add a drop of Madeira (i don't have any, maybe ginger ale or rum instead) you've got a perfect 17th century pudding.

See I would have never thought of that! So I'm glad I posted

You can make a good fake sour cream by adding lemon juice to single cream. Stir and leave for a bit-it will thicken like sour cream and is a good substitute.