Published on Aug 05, 2020 By This post may contain affiliate links for which I earn a commission. Read my disclosure page here. Learn how to make butter at home with this easy method! It’s so quick and easy and results in the creamiest homemade butter perfect for cooking and spreading. In just 15 minutes you can make your own butter! Yes, you read that right! You don’t need any fancy equipment or spend hours churning by hand and you only need one ingredient! This
homemade butter is great to use in so many recipes like Mahi Mahi with Roasted Pepper Butter Sauce or all of your favorite baked goods. If you are wondering how to make butter from milk or cream, this recipe is for you. I am also including below my top tips for making butter at home. You can also make butter in a jar if you shake it vigorously for several minutes. Needless to say, that is not the most time-efficient way and you will need some serious elbow grease if doing it by hand. It has a good shelf life and will keep well
for 2 to 3 weeks in the fridge. Once you have kneaded the butter, transfer the homemade butter to a glass jar and keep it closed with a lid in the refrigerator. You can also wrap it in parchment or foil and then keep it in an airtight container. This will protect it from taking on other odors in the fridge. Can you freeze butter?Yes, it freezes really well. Just be sure to wrap it in a couple of extra layers of foil to further protect it. Thaw it in the fridge overnight or 3 to 4 hours at room temperature before using. Frozen butter will keep well for up to 6 months. What do you do with the buttermilk?The buttermilk that you make during this process is a wonderful bonus! It will keep well in the fridge and you can use it to make pancakes, biscuits and it works wonderfully stirred into mashed potatoes. Making butter in a food processorI used to think it would take a lot of time and effort to make butter at home, but it’s so effortless in a food processor. It’s ready to wrap in less than 15 minutes and I know you will love the results! Top Tips for Making Butter
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How To Make Butter (Homemade Butter)Learn how to make butter at home with this easy method! It’s so quick and easy and results in the creamiest homemade butter perfect for cooking and spreading. Prep Time 10 minutes mixing 5 minutes Total Time 15 minutes Servings 8 oz Calories 205kcal
Serving: 1oz | Calories: 205kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 168mg | Potassium: 45mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 875IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 39mg Course Condiment Cuisine International Keyword Gluten Free, Homemade Butter, How To Make Butter Did you make this recipe? Use the tag #DeliciousMeetsHealthy when posting a picture of your recipe, and make sure to follow @deliciousmeetshealthy on Instagram! Meet The Author: Neli | Delicious Meets Healthy Welcome to my kitchen! I am Neli Howard and the food blogger behind Delicious Meets Healthy. I started Delicious Meets Healthy in 2014 while working in public accounting. While everything I did at work was very analytical and detail oriented, I have enjoyed cooking because I get to use my creativity and experiment with flavors and textures of different foods. 5 Secrets to Weeknight Dinner SuccessMy favorite tips & strategies for simplifying dinner time! (including a free ecookbook) Can you use a food processor to cream butter?Set up your food processor with the metal multi-purpose blade. Add the heavy cream. Run on high speed for about 5 minutes or until the butter forms into clumps and separates from the buttermilk. Stop and scrape down the food processor bowl 1-2 times during the process.
How long does it take to make butter in a food processor?Turn the food processor on and let it whir on moderate speed until the butter solids start to separate from the liquid, 4 to 7 minutes. You'll notice butter solids forming in clumps after the cream passes the whipped cream stage.
How does heavy cream turn into butter?To make butter, the cream is agitated (stirred up) so that the fat molecules get shaken out of position and clump together. Eventually, after enough agitation, the fat molecules clump so much that butter forms.
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