Substituting butter with oil in any recipe completely alters and significantly enhances the taste of the particular dish. On top of that, if the butter is made at home, you can be sure that your dish will force the guests to lick their fingers. Making your own butter at home is not very difficult and at the same time, you can be sure that you are eating something nutritious too. In case you do not know how to make butter at home, we are here at your service. In this article, we have provided the complete and easy-to make homemade butter recipe.
How to Make Butter
Items Needed
- Cheesecloth
- Quart Jars
- Raw Milk
- Salt
- Spoon
- Thermometer
- Wooden Paddle
Method
- Separate the cream from the raw milk, by letting the milk sit in the refrigerator for 12 to 24 hours, till the time the cream comes at the top.
- Take a large spoon and remove the cream from the top of the milk and put it in a bowl. Let the cream sit at room temperature till the time its temperature comes down to 60 deg F.
- Take a quart jar and put the cream in the jar. Cover the jar with a lid and set aside.
- After a few seconds, hold the jar and shake it vigorously, till the time you see globules of butter appearing and the liquid turning into a soft solid form.
- Drain buttermilk from butter. Now, add cold water to the jar (with butter in it). Shake the jar very gently.
- Take the cheesecloth and cover the jar with it. With the help of the cheesecloth, drain the water from the jar.
- Again rinse the butter with cold water and continue doing so till the time the drained-out liquid becomes clear.
- Take out the butter from the jar and put it on a cool surface, like wood cutting board. With the help of a wooden paddle, smash the butter till the time it becomes completely devoid of any liquid.
- Mix the butter, along with ¼ to ½ tsp salt. Now, put the butter in a bowl and place it in the refrigerator.
