This family is making the switch from cheapo plasticy margarine all the way to HOMEMADE BUTTER!
I used my fancy shmancy Kitchenaid mixer and it was so incredibly easy!
Ingredients: Quite literally, you really use just plan old Heavy Whipping Cream
- Pour cream into bowl. (I used 3 of these cute little cartons)
- Attach whisk and mix on medium-high until mixture thickens.
- Once thick switch to the flat beater (it’s easier to get the butter off of this, then it wont stick in the whisk).
- When the cream turns to a buttery yelllow color and is thick remove from mixer.
Pour off the butter milk (save for something else, or just drink). Rinse the butter in the sink to get all of the butter milk off. I did this by holding chunks of the butter in my hand and squeezing the extra buttermilk out until the only liquid running from the butter was the clean water I was running over it.
Store in a container with a lid. Enjoy with homemade bread, rolls, or anything else you would like butter on.
You may also add seasonings to flavor the butter.
& my neighbor also suggested to lightly salt. I checked this out, not only will it give it a little bit of flavor, but the salt also helps the butter to keep longer. Woo! Bonus!
My husband LOVES butter. He puts butter on everything. So for years I had been buying the biggest cheapest container I could buy. Although this really isn’t a cost effective move in terms of food dollars, I believe that long term (health care costs) that this was a great switch for our family. I had the butter on some homemade pancakes today, and I also approve!
If you make this let me know how it turns out for you.
Oh…. Okay, so I should be honest and add here that there would be many more pictures, that was my intention anyway. But mid-mixing I broke down crying about how bad I suck at making things from scratch and this was never going to turn into butter.. and poof, before I knew it, the mixture had thickened and my husband heard the buttermilk sloshing around in the bowl which meant it was almost ready… I would’ve heard it, if I weren’t so busy feeling sorry for myself. So a big THANK YOU to my husband, for encouraging me, and not putting up with my whining.
FUN!!
Next time you make a pie, you'll have to try making your own "cool whip". Just beat that cream until it gets peaks, not long enough to make butter, then add a bit of vanilla and a pinch of powdered sugar. Voila, REAL whipped cream. So yummy and much healthier than hydrogenated cool whip.
Thank you for the tip! While it was whipping I noticed it looked like cool whip and wondered if that was how it's made. I tasted it and quickly decided it was NOT cool whip- I bet the powdered sugar and vanilla would've made it perfect though!