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I really depends what you're using it for. For dips, I swap back and forth all the time
For baking: 1 cup yogurt plus 1 teaspoon baking soda. (I looked on various sites all said the same thing)
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Can 2 percent milk substitute sour cream in a bread recipe?
No. 2 percent milk is much too thin and lacks the fat and consistency needed to substitute for sour cream in any recipe. Low-Fat Yogurt would be a better substitute for sour cream.
What can you substitute for sour cream?
Plain yogurt and sour cream are made the exact same way... by adding live cultures to milk and leaving them at room temp for several days. The only difference is the fat content. Full fat cream is used in sour cream. Low fat or skim milk is used to make yogurt. I myself, only use plain yogurt, and I love it. It tastes wonderful on baked potatoes and its guilt free so I slather it on heavy.
What is better fat free yogurt or fat free sour cream?
both
Can you substitute sour cream for cream cheese?
This works for dips and non-cooked items. If the sauce is to be frozen or cooked, the yogurt will break. If it is used in baking, it has less fat, and may or may not affect the recipe........No.They will taste 100% Different.You can substitute natural yogurt for sour cream in most recipes with good results and the advantage that the final product will be lower in calories because it has less fat. But many commercial yogurts are thickened with cornstarch or gelatin instead of being naturally cultured. These yogurts might not work in your recipe.Plain cream is not a good substitute for sour cream because it does not have either the thick consistency or the acidity of sour cream. In a pinch, you might be able to "sour" plain cream by adding a Tbs or two of vinegar or lemon juice.
Can heavy cream be substitured for sour cream in cheesecake recipes?
yes. Sour cream is made by adding live yogurt cultures to heavy cream and leaving it at room temp for a few days. You can either add some plain yogurt to your cream and leave it out for a few days, or you can add a touch of lemon juice to your recipe with the heavy cream. Personally, I substitute plain yogurt for the lower fat content, and it tastes the same.
What can you substitute for sour cream in a recipe?
Creme fraiche is a form of sour cream made using French cooking techniques. You can make it yourself by mixing room temp or slightly warm (not hot) fresh heavy cream (2 cups) with a little buttermilk (3 Tbsp), also room temp, in a glass jar, cover it and leave it in a warmish room temperature place for 24 hours (on top of the refrigerator is the best place for this). Stir every six hours or so. Stir once more and put in the refrigerator for another 24 hours and you will have some wonderful (better than sour cream) stuff!Otherwise, it depends on what you are making. Some recipes can use plain yogurt or cottage cheese blended until smooth or ricotta cheese. If you are using it at the table on a baked potato, for example, you can use the yogurt, ricotta, or cottage cheese.You can make yogurt cheese by placing plain yogurt in cheese cloth and let it drip until the watery liquids drain out (8 or so hours), leaving a wonderful soft yogurt cheese that is very much like sour cream.For baking, substitutions aren't always successful.It mostly depends on what you are making that needs sour cream. But, if my sour cream has gone bad or I don't have any I replace it with ranch dressing or french onion dip or I just do without it!
Name a dairy product sold in non-fat?
Milk yogurt cheese ice cream cottage sour cream butter
What can you use instead of sour cream if your cake recipe asks for a sour cream?
Sour cream represents a fat component, so you can use butter, margarine, vegetable oil.
Can you substitute cream cheese for sour cream in spinach dip?
Yes but think about the differences in texture and taste. By using cream cheese you would also want to cut it with something sour for flavor and thin for texture. Nonfat plan yogurt works perfectly. Plus if you use low fat cream cheese you will be cutting calories too.
What is the difference between fat free sour cream and regular sour cream?
One of them has fat reduced from it.
What can you substitute for creme fraiche in cheesecake?
Mix one part sour cream, one part creamcheese and four parts heavy cream. Mix in a saucepan while over low heat. when it gets to 185 F, cover and let cool at room temp for three hours. viola!
How many calories is sour cream?
That depends WHICH sour cream you use. The best thing is fat free sour cream.
