Easy Homemade Sour Cream Recipe: Just 2 Ingredients

Incredibly tasty, natural, made from only two ingredients. Making homemade sour cream from milk is very easy. It turns out healthier and tastier than store-bought. In addition, sour cream is absorbed much better than milk and even cheese. Use ready-made sour cream for dressing salads, soups, and also as a separate dish.
cook time: 15h
Hazel Farrow
Easy Homemade Sour Cream Recipe: Just 2 Ingredients

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

66
Calories
3g
Fat
5g
Carbs
3g
Protein

Ingredients (6 portions)

Basic:

Milk 1 l
Kefir 4 tbsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make homemade sour cream from milk? Prepare the necessary ingredients. It is best to take whole homemade cowʼs milk, but if this is not available, store-bought milk will do. Just take milk with the highest percentage of fat content. You can also make milk fattier by adding butter. To do this, milk is heated and butter is added to it. When the pieces of butter melt in warm milk, beat it with a blender for several minutes.

Step 2

Step 2
Now the milk needs to be boiled and then left to cool to a temperature of about forty degrees. It should be pleasantly warm to the touch.

Step 3

Step 3
Remove the foam and pour kefir into the milk. Mix everything well with a whisk.

Step 4

Step 4
Cover the pan with milk with a lid, wrap it in a towel or blanket and leave it for 7 hours.

Step 5

Step 5
The result should be this thick yogurt.

Step 6

Step 6
Place a colander over the pan and cover it with either gauze folded in several layers or a linen napkin.

Step 7

Step 7
Pour the resulting yogurt into a colander, cover with a lid and put in the refrigerator for 8 hours. There is no need to place a load. To help the whey drain away better, you can stir the mixture from time to time.

Step 8

Step 8
The result is a mass like this.

Step 9

Step 9
Pour the future sour cream into a bowl and mix it well with a whisk. You can also punch it with an immersion blender. If the consistency seems thick, add a little milk while whipping. Homemade sour cream from milk is ready. Pour it into a glass container and store it in the refrigerator. Bon appetit!

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