How to Make Homemade Butter
Easy homemade butter made with just one ingredient ~ in minutes!
Servings: 1 cup
Equipment
- stand mixer or electric beaters
- cheese cloth
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy cream, cold
Instructions
- Pour the heavy cream into a bowl and using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat the cream on medium-high speed until it thickens and becomes whipped cream. This should take around 5-7 minutes.
- Keep beating the whipped cream until it starts to look grainy and yellow liquid (buttermilk) separates from the mixture. This should take another 5-7 minutes.
- Use a spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl and continue beating the mixture until the butter has formed into a solid mass and the buttermilk is completely separated.
- Once the butter has formed, drain off the buttermilk by pouring the mixture through a cheesecloth or paper towel-lined colander. Reserve the buttermilk for later use.
- Rinse the butter with cold water to remove any remaining buttermilk. This will help preserve the butter and prevent it from going rancid quickly.
- Use a spatula to press out any excess water from the butter.
- Place the butter in a container or wrap it in parchment paper and store it in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Notes
*This recipe was updated in 2023. The brown bread recipe has moved to a new post, here.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 Tbsp · Calories: 101 kcal · Carbohydrates: 1 g · Protein: 1 g · Fat: 11 g · Saturated Fat: 7 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g · Cholesterol: 34 mg · Sodium: 8 mg · Potassium: 28 mg · Sugar: 1 g · Vitamin A: 437 IU · Vitamin C: 0.2 mg · Calcium: 20 mg · Iron: 0.03 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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