**RECIPE ALERT**
STABILIZED WHIPPED CREAM. I had always heard about it...but, never thought I had a use for it. I have been whipping my own cream for years. It's easy, fast and tastes much better than anything found in a can or plastic tub. Those other options have their place in dessert...but, for me...homemade whipped cream is king. I've never had a problem with it until yesterday. When I went to pipe it onto my pie...it was a drippy, wilted mess. So, I looked up stabilized whipped cream recipes and used the first one I found (Wilton). Like always, I altered it. I'm lazy and don't like using extra dishes...so, I dissolved the gelatin in a small glass ramekin and then instead of heating over the stove...I just popped it in the microwave for 8 seconds and stirred. It was perfectly melted. I let it sit for about 3 minutes to cool...checked the temperature and slowly added it to my cream as instructed. Use whatever works best for you. It's still sitting perfectly piped on my pie right now and I tested this again today to the same success. Make sure your gelatin is smooth and not set before adding or you will have lumps of gelatin in your whipped cream. No one wants that. Cheers!
Ingredients
1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
4 teaspoons cold water
1 cup heavy whipping cream (at least 35%)
1/4 cup sifted icing sugar (confectioners/powdered sugar)
Directions
In a small pan, combine gelatin and cold water; let stand until thick.
Place over low heat, stirring constantly, just until the gelatin dissolves.
Remove from heat; cool (do not allow it to set).
Whip the cream with the icing sugar, until slightly thick.
While slowly beating, add the gelatin to whipping cream.
Whip at high speed until stiff.