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Homemade Butter
SUBMITTED BY:
Brian Perspect
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sweetiesmj
"You can make great tasting butter at home just by putting heavy cream in a food processor and running it till it turns into butter."
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PREP TIME
10 Min
READY IN
10 Min
Original recipe yield 1 cup butter
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2 cups heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
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DIRECTIONS
Pour cream into a food processor or blender. Process for 10 minutes, or until the butter separates. Strain off the liquid. Season to taste with salt if you like. Press butter into a small bowl with the back of a spoon to further remove liquid.
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Reviewed on Mar. 6, 2008 by
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lifesfullness
Mar. 6, 2008
I love homemade butter. I was surprised this recipe did not give any hints for what to do after your done blending - make sure you rinse the buttermilk out of the butter with cold running water, pushing the liquid out with a spatula. Salt should be added after the rinsing. Also, your cream and supplies should be very cold at all times for a good smooth consistency. Use at least 30% milk fat cream.
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Reviewed on Feb. 6, 2004 by
Shiloh
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Shiloh
Feb. 6, 2004
I would give this ten stars if I could! It was sooooo easy, and probably cheaper than buying butter. I had a little carton of heavy cream sitting in my refrigerator, so I decided to see if it would work for me. You can tell it's ready when it goes from being perfectly white and smooth to being yellow with lots of little chunks (like cottage cheese), and there's milk in the food processor. I didn't bother straining it or squishing it with a spoon, I just dumped it all into a bowl and picked up the curds and squeezed the milk out of it with my hands. The milk tastes good, too! And remember you can do just about anything with it, add whatever seasonings and herbs you like and even a little bit of fruit for yummy strawberry butter or whatever.
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I would give this ten stars if I could! It was sooooo easy, and probably cheaper than buying...
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Reviewed on Feb. 27, 2008 by
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SDK999
Feb. 27, 2008
This is for Sunny. There are butter presses made to press the excess water out of home-churned butter, but I'm not sure if they're worth the expense. We just take a flat spatula/pancake turner and press out the water. My grandmother (born 1906) actually had to churn the family butter and she taught us to use a spatula. Whatever you use, this is fantastic! I don't add the salt because I always buy unsalted store-bought butter.
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Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2008 by
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Scotdog98
Jan. 11, 2008
Way more stars if it were allowed! When I think of all the money I have wasted buying butter . . . when I could have been making it myself. I used organic heavy cream & this was so easy & super delicious! I am going to make it next time with my kids so they can see the process.
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Way more stars if it were allowed! When I think of all the money I have wasted buying butter ....
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Reviewed on Jul. 1, 2008 by
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LINDA MCLEAN
Jul. 1, 2008
Wow, pretty darn amazing to watch the transformation! This was my first attempt at making butter and I was kind of surprised that it actually worked! Once done, I rinsed the butter several times and used cheese cloth to strain out the buttermilk. I used my Kitchen Aid stand mixter with the whisk attachment. Also decided to add herbs and spices which I think will be wonderful on Italian bread. Thanks so much Brian!!
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Reviewed on Mar. 26, 2008 by
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countygirl28
Mar. 26, 2008
I just finished making this, and let me tell ya, I will not buy real butter at the store anymore!!! I followed the recipe except I didn't have a food processor so I used my Kitchen Aid mixer on speed 8 for about 5-8 minutes...it worked perfectly. I just squeezed the buttermilk out with my hands, it was messy, but didn't take long at all! I will definately be making this over & over & over, well you get the point! Thanks for the great recipe!!!
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I just finished making this, and let me tell ya, I will not buy real butter at the store...
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Reviewed on Apr. 29, 2008 by
COOT226
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COOT226
Apr. 29, 2008
I had some heavy whipping cream that expired today so I thought I would try it. It was so neat watching the changes - When it was ready I put it in a strainer for a bit - then used paper towels to soak up the rest of the liquid. It turned out Great - Thank you for posting this recipe
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7 users found this review helpful
I had some heavy whipping cream that expired today so I thought I would try it. It was so neat...
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Reviewed on Feb. 26, 2008 by
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SunnyByrd
Feb. 26, 2008
This is a great recipe! I got 1/2 gallon of heavy cream from a neighborhood store for $2.99! (I may go buy the rest of his stock before he realizes he could charge a lot more). I ended up with 2 1/4lbs of butter! Easy, if a little messy. I did find it a little difficult to get all of the liquid out of the butter - would appreciate tips on making this easier. Thanks so much for the recipe!
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Reviewed on Apr. 7, 2007 by KRISTY916
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KRISTY916
Apr. 7, 2007
I've done this many times; it works like a charm and is easy to make flavored butter as well. I use it as is, however, for those who are used to a more yellow appearance, you'll want a drop of yellow food coloring. Most dairies are doing this -- real butter isn't really yellow.
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I've done this many times; it works like a charm and is easy to make flavored butter as well. ...
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Reviewed on May 10, 2008 by
Deborah K
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