Pleased as punch! My home made butter

WendyM · Post by **WendyM** » 28 Jan 2008, 20:26

Lookie, what I have made.

My very first home made butter, and you know what it taste Grrrrrreat!

Citrine · Post by **Citrine** » 28 Jan 2008, 20:39

How did you do that then, you clever lady??? Do you have a cow?? )c+

Post by **Richard** » 28 Jan 2008, 22:09

Very good, most impressed.

Is it salted or unsalted and where does that come in the recipe?

Richard

AnnaB · Post by **AnnaB** » 28 Jan 2008, 22:27

Hi WendyM
Well done, same question as Richard asked is it salted or unsalted? Does it taste good?

WendyM · Post by **WendyM** » 28 Jan 2008, 22:43

Oh its salted, gives it a little kick and hopefully helps it last a little longer.

This was sooooooooo easy. I was looking for a churn but couldn't find one suitable. so I left out a pint of double cream all day on the side, then put it in the mixer on slow and watched it until I could start to see the butter milk leak out of the cream. Then I lined the wall of the mixer with the butter and poured out the milk until no more came out. I then scooped out the butter into cold water and gave it a good squeeze, refreshed the water a couple more times. Then gave it a good bashing with the wooden spoons and then added about a teaspoon or so of salt. Hay presto, Butter! Hubby was impressed with me. :-D

Post by **wendy** » 28 Jan 2008, 23:41

WOW how clever are you. )c(

I am amazed
Well done
Wendy

TassieDev · Post by **TassieDev** » 29 Jan 2008, 12:53

That looks yummy!
How come you had to leave the cream out first?

WendyM · Post by **WendyM** » 29 Jan 2008, 15:29

I read that if the cream is too cold it won't split. Also your hands have to be cold to squeeze the butter so I just ran them under the cold tap for a bit. Apparently the best cream to use is cream a day or two after its best before date. This one wasn't it still had a few days to go. Making your own butter isn't a way to save money, as the cream cost more than to buy butter. But I still have the buttermilk in the fridge to use up. If you can find reduced cream then its worth it or if you are going to throw some out that was from yesterday. Or you are friends with a hurds man. :-D

misty · Post by **misty** » 29 Jan 2008, 20:55

What can you do with the buttermilk? I can think of scones and bready things but that's too fattening for me!
Well done by the way and I might give it a go with some reduced price cream.

TassieDev · Post by **TassieDev** » 30 Jan 2008, 11:40

Thanks Wendy, that's great to know in case I ever get ambitious enough to make some )c+

Misty what about pancakes with buttermilk?