HOMEMADE BUTTER

If there is a way for me to create an addition to my home and food choice that is a little more healthy and cost effective, I’m definitely going to try it. Check out an easy way to make your own butter AND buttermilk (both I used on my grannie’s homemade buttermilk biscuit recipe) that takes approximately 10 minutes!

INGREDIENTS

• 3 cups of heavy whipping cream. I preferably like to use Kalona, but you can use any type of cream you’d like.

PREP

• Mixing bowls (preferably 2)

• Blender or kitchen aid mixer

• Butter dish or something to add your butter in

• Ice and water for the 2nd mixing bowl

• OPTIONAL: sea salt

DIRECTIONS

• Add the heavy cream in your blender or kitchen aid.

• Blend for approximately 3 minutes. You will see cream turn whipped.

• Stop the blending for 1 minute.

• Turn the blender back on for approximately 3-5 minutes. You will see the butter separate. It will look chunky.

• Squeeze the butter with your hands to squeeze the liquid out

• Add the butter to the ice water and let it sit for approximately 3 minutes

• You can take the milk and put it in a separate container to use for later use. Use the milk within 7-10 days.

• After the butter has sat in the ice water, you will see the water is cloudy. Squeeze the butter and pour the liquid out.

• Add more cold water (no ice this time) and let the butter sit in there again for 1 minute. Squeeze the butter again

• Take the butter out the water and lay it on a surface. Either a cutting board or parchment paper

• Shape the butter, add it to a container and put it in the fridge. Make sure it is in the fridge for at least 4 hours before using.

• EXTRA: you can sprinkle sea salt at the top of the butter. If it’s a good grade of salt, it will bring out the flavor of the butter.