Homemade Butter
Recipe by:It's surprisingly easy to make butter at home! It takes just 2 ingredients: heavy cream and salt. Following these simple recipe instructions, you'll have creamy, flavorful butter in about 10 minutes.
Ingredients
- 2 cups (473 ml) heavy cream cold
- ½ teaspoon (3 grams) salt
- 4 cup (946 ml) ice water
Instructions
- Whip the cream in a large mixing bowl using the paddle attachment on your electric mixer. Start on low speed and gradually increase to medium-high speed once the cream has thickened.2 cups heavy cream
- Beat the cream for about 10 minutes, occasionally scraping the sides, until it has turned yellow and the butter has separated from the buttermilk.
- Press the butter together using a spoon or a spatula, and then remove it from the bowl, leaving the buttermilk behind. Wrap the butter in cheesecloth and place it in the bowl of ice water.4 cup ice water
- Use the cheesecloth to squeeze any remaining buttermilk from the butter. As the buttermilk squeezes out into the ice water, the water will become cloudy. Dump the bowl and refill it with ice water repeatedly until you can squeeze the butter and the water remains clear.
- Remove the butter from the cheesecloth, lay it on a clean work surface, and pat it dry. Season it with salt and repeatedly press and fold the butter with a spatula until the salt has distributed throughout.½ teaspoon salt
- Use a spoon or a spatula to press the butter into your desired shape or press it into an airtight container for later use.
Notes
Yield: About 1 cup
Tips:
- The cream should be kept very cold throughout the process. If it is too warm, the butter will not solidify. If your butter starts to warm up at any point, return it to the refrigerator for about 10 minutes before continuing.
- Get the buttermilk out of the butter! If buttermilk is left in the butter it will spoil quickly.
- Don’t like the ice water method? You can squeeze the buttermilk out of the butter under cold running water until the water runs clear.
- If you don't have a cheesecloth, you can squeeze the butter with your hands, being careful not to break it apart.
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Nutrition
Calories: 101kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 84mg | Potassium: 28mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 437IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 0.03mg
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