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single cream

British  

noun

  1. cream having a low fat content that does not thicken with beating

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Henry Dimbleby’s pink peppercorn dressing is a distant, rather more glamorous relative, using single cream.

From The Guardian

Whisk the rest of the milk in until the batter is more like single cream.

From The Guardian

Bring the milk, single cream and vanilla bean paste to a slow simmer over a medium heat.

From The Guardian

"I couldn't believe that there roughly the same number of calories in two large glasses of wine as in a glass of single cream," she confessed.

From BBC

Though saag paneer is almost always served dry in British Indian restaurants, Jaffrey and Stein finish theirs with single cream and yoghurt respectively, with Stein suggesting a little double cream too "for a richer dish".

From The Guardian