Leek And Potato Soup

[cassa333]

I often make leek and potato soup and usually have it the same day but I am going to freeze some of it as there is a lot andwe won't get through it all.

Can you make it with cream and freeze it or do you have to freeze it without the cream?

Thanks

[Bootlace]

Best to freeze first and add cream after as the cream can split. The soup might look a bit funny after defrosting but will be fine when heated up.

[cassa333]

Ok thanks.

That is a bit disappointing really as I will have leftovers rather than enough to freeze beforehand finishing.

[Islay]

If you make it with crème fraiche it would not split Cassa.
However Cream with a fat content of more than 35% can be frozen so if you use double cream you will be ok as off the top of my head I think double cream is 48% fat.

[cassa333]

Thanks Islay. Sod she law though as I have a gallon of single cream and that's only about 20%.

A trip to Morrisons I think.

[cassa333]

How much is a cup? I am looking at a recipe for custard to use up the cream and it says a cup of cream.

Thanks

[Islay]

You can still use single but it will separate and will need stirring back together so is better heated up in a pan rather than the micro.

[cassa333]

Oh that's good news thank you Islay. Now I have to find something to make with the loaf of bread I've just buttered and quartered lol

[woofgang]

My suggestion would be to add a little cornflour to the soup you want to freeze and cook it in. It doesn’t have to be a lot but it will help to emulsify the cream and stop the soup splitting

[HansUrbancka]

If you still wish to know the Volume of a Cup :-

One cup = ¼ litre = 250 millilitres = 8.80 fluid ounces.

Hans.

[cassa333]

Thanks everyone for your help.

I managed to make the soup and siphon some off to put in the freezer before the cream went in. I then made some bread and butter pudding with home Mage custard with the left over cream.

Crikey I'm on a roll at the moment. You watch, I won't cook anything for a week now lol

[Tilly2]

Poor Mage!