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Orange Crème Fraîche

By Sarah Mullins

Published on November 11, 2013

Time

10 minutes, plus 1 hour chilling

Yield

Serves 8 to 10 (Makes about 2 cups)

Orange Crème Fraîche

Ingredients

2 oranges 1 cup crème fraîche 2 tablespoons sugar ⅛ teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Remove 1 teaspoon zest from 1 orange. Cut away peel and pith from oranges. Slice between membranes to release segments and cut segments into 1/4-inch pieces. Combine orange pieces and zest, crème fraîche, sugar, and salt in bowl and mix well. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Orange Crème Fraîche

Orange Crème Fraîche

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Time

10 minutes, plus 1 hour chilling

Yield

Serves 8 to 10 (Makes about 2 cups)

Ingredients

2 oranges
1 cup crème fraîche
2 tablespoons sugar
⅛ teaspoon salt

Ingredients

2 oranges
1 cup crème fraîche
2 tablespoons sugar
⅛ teaspoon salt

Ingredients

2 oranges
1 cup crème fraîche
2 tablespoons sugar
⅛ teaspoon salt

Why This Recipe Works

The lightly sweetened tang of crème fraîche provides contrast to the sweetness of our Best Almond Cake, and the small pieces of orange offer refreshing bursts of citrus.

Instructions

  1. Remove 1 teaspoon zest from 1 orange. Cut away peel and pith from oranges. Slice between membranes to release segments and cut segments into 1/4-inch pieces. Combine orange pieces and zest, crème fraîche, sugar, and salt in bowl and mix well. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

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