Expose yourself to a little culture with crème fraîche! Recipe

What was intended to be a short post with an even shorter recipe has exploded into a mountain of crème. Who knew that something as mundane as dairy could trigger such heated arguments. Debate over pasteurized dairy is near the boiling point, pardon the pun. I discovered that and more in my search for the origins of that moderately mysterious ingredient listed in the brioche tart recipe, crème fraîche. What the heck is that?! Although the French translation is “fresh cream” this (...)