to cream
To cream, is to mix with a spoon, normally butter and sugar, as in cake pudding or cookie recipes. When asked to cream the butter and sugar, just beat with a spoon until the texture and colour changes, to a light airy consistency.
One chills an egg beater or the beater attachment to an electric mixer by placing the beater in the refrigerator or on ice until it is thoroughly chilled. Chilled beaters are used for beating eggs, butter or certain types of cold mixtures.
When recipe instructions say to "cream" butter and sugar, it means to mix the butter and sugar together with an electric beater until they are well combined. You should no longer be able to see any sugar crystals separate from the butter, and the butter should lighten in color. For delicate cookies or cakes, the butter and sugar should be beaten until you can rub a bit between your thumb and forefinger without feeling any grains of sugar.
1/2 c butter 1 c brown sugar 1/3 milk about 2 c sifted powder sugar Heat first 3 ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil until all sugar is dissolved and mixture is smooth. Let stand until luke warm. Gradually add powder sugar until mixture is thick, smooth, and does not drip from the spatula. Spread the frosting while it is still luke warm as it sets into a soft fudge-like consistency when cool.
6 oz frozen orange juice 170g 1 cup milk 250ml 1 cup water 250ml 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar 125ml 10 to 12 ice cubes Combine all ingredients in a blender. Blend on high until smooth.
Mock Cream! Put 50 grams or 2 ounces of butter, 1/4 cup of sugar and 1/4 cup of boiling water into a mixing bowl and beat with an egg beater until it is thick like whipped cream. Flavoring may be added. If the mixture should curdle, keep on beating until smooth.
When combined with sugar, the fat referred to is usually butter or margarine. You microwave the butter/margarine for about ten-fifteen seconds, until it is easily malleable and can be stirred into sugar without huge lumps of just butter remaining.
Ingredients1 1/2 c Pancake or ready-mixed flour 2 tb Melted shortening1 tb Sugar 1 Egg, well beaten1 c MilkSift prepared flour, measure, and sift with sugar. Combine egg, milk, and shortening. Add dry ingredients and beat until smooth. Bake on hot griddle. 16 servings. The Household Searchlight - 1941
You toast the peanuts in an oven and then grind them until they are smooth and form peanut butter. Some people add a little salt and sugar.
My favorite penne pasta recipe is as follows: Cook 1 cup of dry penne pasta according to package directions. While the pasta cooks, melt 2 tbsp of butter in a saucepan, then add 1 cup of room-temperature milk and stir until smooth. Add 1 cup of parmesean cheese and stir until smooth. Add cooked penne with a little of the pasta cooking water and fold to combine. Add herbs to taste and stir to combine.
SHORT BREAD 5 c. sifted flour 1 lb. butter 1 c. sugar Cream butter and sugar together in a large bowl. Add flour and knead like bread until smooth. Pat out on a 15x10 cookie sheet with a spatula until smooth. Fork all over. Bake in 350 degree oven about 45 minutes or until brown (30 minutes). Remove from oven; cut into squares while still hot. Optional: Sprinkle top of short bread with 1 1/2 teaspoons of sugar.
That is more a statement than a question, but that technique is referred to as "creaming" such as..."creaming" butter and sugar as when making cookies.