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I think you can adjust the butter to milk ratio accordingly on the basis that double cream is around 40-45% fat and single is 18%

i saw your recipe for double cream, but i am also looking for a single cream recipe. can u help me pz?

when making a biscuity chocolate slice can u use double cream instead of single???

Has anyone tried to make double cream yet? Must admit I intended to, but haven't done so yet.

Good luck with it, hope it will turn out OK when you'll try it. Mine always does.

Thanks also Kamila.
I did wonder as you might need the higher fat content of full cream now you have confirmed my suspicions.

Thanks Kamila

You are right frexy, it should be full cream milk. In the days when my mum made the cream we had only full fat milk. I am sure that if you make it with skimmed milk it will turn out OK but not sure if it will be OK for whipping.

Am I right in assuming the milk should be full cream and not skimmed?
Or does it not matter.

Hi Mary, Here are the quantities for the cream. Sorry it is in litres, it is my mum's recipe from Czech Republic.
1/8th of litre of milk
1/8th of kg of unsalted butter
Chop the butter in to small chunks and add to the milk. Heat the milk and butter very slowly till the butter is melted but the milk is not hot. Pour in to a liquidizer and liquidize for two minutes. Transfer in to a glass jug and leave in a fridge overnight or minimum three hours.

Kamila, could you give us quantities for this please? Ie, what proportion of milk to butter?

You can make your own double cream using milk, unsalted butter and make it in liquidizer. It is very easy to make.

You can make your own double cream. You need one of these machines (this is just an example I found on Ebay, I am sure there are others around) [link]

Don't know what part of France you live in but if you have a 'Migros' close by they sell English Cheddar. As a substitute for double cream try the long-life cream...........it is very very thick and works well.

Yes it's called 'creme fouettee' here as I've only just discovered. Been looking everywhere for something to use as double cream! Found it in Carrefour but not in the smaller supermarkets. Am still looking for Cheddar cheese!!

I found the same problem in Spain so used creme fraiche for cooking but it was very expensive!

It's called 'creme foutee' (not sure of the spelling) in France. Means 'cream for whipping'.

What do they use when they want whipped cream in france? This is what mongrel could look for.

You cannot get double cream in France - afraid you just have to live without it!