Creaming is used to refer to several different culinary processes. In baking, it is the blending of ingredients with a softened form of a solid fat. When a dish is described as being "creamed", it may mean that it has been poached in milk, cream or a similar liquid. "Creaming" can also refer to the separation of cream from milk.
4-521: Creamed corn (which is also known by other names, such as cream-style sweet corn ) is a type of creamed vegetable dish made by combining pieces of whole sweetcorn with a soupy liquid of milky residue from immature pulped corn kernels scraped from the cob. Originating in Native American cuisine , it is now most commonly eaten in the Midwestern and Southern United States , as well as being used in
8-437: A thickener. This vegetable -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Creaming (food) Creaming, in this sense, is the technique of softening solid fat, like shortening or butter , into a smooth mass and then blending it with other ingredients. The technique is most often used in making buttercream , cake batter or cookie dough . The dry ingredients are mixed or beaten with
12-544: The French Canadian dish pâté chinois ('Chinese pie': a dish like shepherd's pie ). It is a soupy version of sweetcorn, and unlike other preparations of sweetcorn, creamed corn is partially puréed , releasing the liquid contents of the kernels . Canned creamed corn does not usually contain any cream , but some homemade versions may include milk or cream. Sugar and starch may also be added. Commercial, store-bought canned preparations may contain tapioca starch as
16-489: The softened fat until it becomes light and fluffy and increased in volume, due to the incorporation of tiny air bubbles. These air bubbles, locked into the semi-solid fat, remain in the final batter and expand as the item is baked, serving as a form of leavening agent . Creamed food, in cooking , denotes food that is prepared by slow simmering or poaching in milk or cream , such as creamed chipped beef on toast . Some preparations of "creamed" food substitute water and
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