When I was a kid, I remember my mom teaching my sister and I how to make homemade butter. Actually, I was so young (under the age of 8) that I really only remember shaking a jar full of something and knowing that eventually it would turn into butter. My memory of the entire event is sort of dicey. However, while reading the
Crunchy Chicken's blog last week, I was reintroduced to the idea of making
homemade butter. And since I'm all about self-sufficiency and I
love butter, I couldn't wait to finish up the butter we had on hand so I could try my hand at making some homemade butter. Last night was my lucky night. And even luckier that Ben was willing to help me with the shaking! Here are my rudimentary instructions: (For detailed, step-by-step, instructions with pictures, check out the
Crunchy Chicken's posting.)
Homemade Butter
Pour a pint of
room temperature heavy whipping cream into a quart-sized mason jar.
Shake, shake, shake (for about 15 minutes) until you see the buttermilk separate from the butter.
Pour buttermilk into a separate container.
Continue shaking butter and pouring off buttermilk until there is no more buttermilk coming off of the butter.
(Buttermilk can be used in other recipes calling for... you guessed it...
buttermilk!)
Put butter into a bowl and pour cold water over it.
Stir it around with a spatula in order to rinse out more of the buttermilk.
Drain milky water, add fresh water and repeat process until the water comes out clear.
And there you have it... Homemade Butter!
