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Making Your Own Butter
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Let me reassure you that this is not an argument in the favor of butter. You already stated that you made your choice. Good for you. However, for those who have also done their research and have found butter to be their desired choice, it is an affordable alternative if you “make your own”.
It is very, very simple and quite cheap, not to mention tasty. When whipping cream or table cream go on sale at the store or maybe a gift of some comes your way, get out your mixer and whip the cream as you would for whipped topping. Only keep whipping just a tad further and you will have butter along with the buttermilk. Drain off the buttermilk and reserve in the fridge for other uses. Squeeze the butter by hand or with a wooden spatula until no more liquid comes out. Then rinse with cold water and give a quick squeeze again. You may add any flavorings, herbs, or salt at this time. Mold or just stick in a clean plastic container and use. Store unused portions in the fridge. By watching sales and checking around to see if someone would be willing to trade fresh milk and cream for something you have to offer, butter can be affordable, no matter how small a person’s budget. Often it can be free. Believe me, I know. Oh yes, children love to watch and assist in this process. So there is the added bonus of a hands on lesson for school that day too. For added fun, place the cream in a sealed coffee container and allow the children to roll it back and forth between them or place in a lidded glass jar and have them shake it. They can actually see the process and get a work out at the same time. Multi-tasking and frugality are a necessity for a ranching, homeschooling, mother of six like me.
With appreciation for the work God has led you to,
Rebecca W
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June 26th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
awesomeness I can’t wait to try it!!
June 26th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
thank you for all your fine work–a great help in need! Jim Bob
June 27th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Can you use a Kitchen Aid to make butter?
June 30th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
Can I use heavy cream to make homemade butter?
July 1st, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Yes, you sure can.
July 1st, 2009 at 2:35 pm
I can’t wait to try this method for making butter. I do not care for the taste of store bought salted butter. This sounds like a wonderful alternative. Thank you so much.
July 1st, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Hi Rabecca, how are you? Thank you so much for the part about making butter. I am so glad to have the information. It was hard to read though with the blue stripe running down the middle of the words in the beginning of the paragraph. Any way to fix that?
Sincerely, Michelle
July 1st, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Michelle, I’m sorry for the difficulty reading the paragraph. I don’t have a blue line going through mine so I don’t know how to help out with this. I wish I knew what to do to help out with this. Have a great day, Becky
July 1st, 2009 at 5:06 pm
In answer to another question posted earlier, yes, a Kitchen Aid Mixer can be used. It works great.
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Thank you!
July 9th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
I highly recommend this! Look at the labels of the items on your store shelves….chemicals, chemicals, chemicals. If I can’t pronounce, I am not going to eat it. And, yes I use my Kitchen Aid but you can also use a food processor.
July 9th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
This makes great honey butter, too.
August 29th, 2009 at 10:44 am
This is so cool, and appreciated!! I will be making my own butter today!! Thank you for posting this.
September 15th, 2009 at 12:50 am
You can also just use a blender to make faster butter.
September 15th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Can I bake with this homemade butter? Does work ok to replace in recipes that call for either butter or margarine?
I’ve never seen cream go on sale in my store. I’ve never seen any milk products go on sale now that I think about it. You would think they would mark them down the last day they are “sold by” or something.
I’m anxious to try this. Sounds fabulous. We got honeybees in April for the first time and now we have honey. Sounds like a yummy combination I’m going to have to try out.
Thanks for posting.
September 15th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Butter is butter - it’s the same as what your Granny used to bake with, so go for it!
September 15th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
I just started making my own butter from our own cow. How long can I let the fresh milk sit before making butter before it goes bad and then how long will the butter last after it is made since it will could be say 4 days old .