Homemade Butter
Homemade butter has a wonderful flavor and is a very fun project to do by yourself or involve your kids.
Servings: 16 tablespoons
Calories: 102kcal
Equipment
- Stand Mixer, beaters, blender, or food processor
- Fine mesh sieve
- Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 pint heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- cold tap water
Instructions
- Put the cream in the mixer bowl, blender, or food processor. Be sure not to fill past the liquid line.
- Starting on a low speed, start mixing the cream. Gradually turn up the speed until the solids completely separate from the liquids.
- Drain the solids from the liquid and reserve the milk.
- Put the solids, or butter in a bowl and add 1 cup or so of cold water.
- Squeeze the butter so the water goes through it. Drain and repeat until the water runs clear.
- Drain one last time and mix in the salt.
- Roll the butter in wax paper or put in a food container and store in the refrigerator or freezer.
Notes
Use the leftover milk in your coffee, or in baking, or to marinate chicken or pork.
For 1 pint of heavy cream you will get about 1 cup of butter and 1 cup of milk.
Nutrition
Serving: 1tbsp | Calories: 102kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 48mg | Potassium: 22mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 435IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg