How to make homemade butter
By Heather Ledeboer | Category: Healthy Living, Recipes & Kitchen Tips
Interestingly, drinking raw milk is very controversial* but I guess I shouldn't be surprised–everything seems to be these days. A few months ago I found out that a local man (who also happens to be a nurse during his day job) has some cows and sells the raw milk. Several of my friends buy from him. As I like the idea of eating healthy,I was very intrigued and started researching this topic (the pros and the cons) to find out more. Aside from being a very interesting history (the reason why milk started being pasteurized), it was also fascinating to learn how very healthy raw milk can be. Here is one raw milk website that I learned a lot from. So we have started buying our milk from this man and my family loves it. Part of the fun is that you not only get milk but you can take the cream off the top to make whipping cream, butter and buttermilk!
As I write this my husband is making butter. I have taken photos of the process we use.
1) skim off the cream from the top of the milk (we let our milk set in the fridge for about 24 hours to allow as much as possible to rise to the top).
(above is just the cream from the top of the milk)
2) put the cream in the blender.
3) blend past the stage where it turns to whipping cream.
4) the whipping cream will then turn to start forming into clumps of butter (how long this takes depends on how fast you are blending).
5) after it starts clumping up it separates and is now butter in buttermilk.
6) pour off the buttermilk and save for other recipes.
7) add water to the butter and blend, then pour off the water. Repeat this process again and again until the water is totally clear. This makes the butter taste the best and last the longest. Trent did this rinsing process at least 4-5 times.
form into a solid mass on top of a paper towel and wring out any excess water (and if you wish, add salt or fruit preserves if you wish to make special varieties of butter–here Trent is adding Sea Salt).
9) refrigerate and enjoy!
It is pretty fun!
*like anything else I suggest you research the topic of using raw milk for yourself before deciding it if is right for your family. Also, the most important factor is to be confident that the process that the milk goes through before it gets to you is totally clean and sanitary so be sure you know what is happening before it gets to your family.
Heather I would love to try it, could you tell me where you get yours? I live so close maybe I could buy from him..
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I’m doing this today, but it never occurred to me to use my blender! How brilliant! Can you tell me, what setting did you have your vitamix on? I haven’t got a clue how fast it should be churning in there. Thanks!
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