Now before I begin to teach you How to Make Homemade Butter, let me explain WHY I made butter at home.
Two words – Amazing Race!
Yes they made butter from cream on one of their shows a few years ago. I had about 300ml of cream close to the use by date in the fridge and thought I’d give it a go. And you know what – it was FUN AND it tastes great!!!
So here’s how I did it.
Is it frugal? – well probably not, unless you can get cream for free.
Method
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In a glass jar or similar, pour in the cream and with a set of electric beaters beat until thick, then keep going.
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The mixture should go that lovely light yellow colour of butter and look like it has curdled.
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Add a splash of cold water (roughly 2 tbsp.) and a pinch of salt and mix well with a spoon.
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Put the mixture into a sieve and with clean hands gently 'push' the liquid out of the butter.
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This liquid is Buttermilk. You can use it in pancakes and muffins.
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Keep rolling the butter around with clean hands very gently until you have removed as much of the liquid as possible (if you leave the buttermilk in the butter - it will spoil very quickly!).
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Place in a sealed container in the fridge.
Recipe Hints and Tips:
- Homemade Butter is not suitable to freeze.
But sometimes it’s just nice to know how to do these things! You never know when it’ll come in handy.
