I made butter! It tasted like...butter! I have been intrigued by this for about two weeks. Who knew that you could just make butter with whipping cream? I didn't so when I saw this on a blog (I don't remember which one) I was very interested. Then I saw it on Angry Chicken's blog and she said it was a lot of fun to make. So, I decided that I would give it a try. My husband had to push me a little (I was a bit scared that it wouldn't work out). Yesterday morning before leaving for work he said, "Are you making bread for dinner?" I said, "Yes." Then he said, "I would really like to have homemade butter on our bread." So I did it. It was really easy. I started small with 1 cup of heavy whipping cream, poured it into the bowl of my KitchenAid and started whisking. I watched and watched. Within 20 minutes I had butter. I was completely finished and cleaned up about 40 minutes after starting. If you are interested in making your own butter go to this site. It is a bit wordy but very helpful.
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Hi, Nicole. I LOVE to make butter too! And have since my mom taught me when I was quite young. Now I let the kids help too. I pour the cream into a mason jar, drop in 4 or 5 marbles, seal, and shake. It also takes about 20 minutes. Then I press out the liquid, and voila! Buerre!
I also knew you could make butter from cream. We did it when I was in 2nd grade in a Mason jar with it being passed around the room so everyone could take a turn. I don't think we had marbles in the jar though. That seems like a very good idea to make it go faster. So I've always thought a roomful of 2nd graders was a necessary ingredient.
Are there advantages to making your own butter? Is it healthier or does it tasted better?
It is really fun but (at least here) cream is more expensive than butter. We also found that is doesn't taste better than the butter we buy (but that could be due to the "natural flavors" that are added to the store-bought butter). It tastes good, like butter.
You can, however, easily add things like garlic for a flavored butter (after the butter has been formed and rinsed out just put it back in the mixer and add whatever you want - garlic, honey, chives...).
You also get some buttermilk but it is not soured. Wikipedia explains it pretty well.
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