Homemade White Butter
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Homemade White Butter
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I've watched my mother make homemade white butter since I was a kid, and I finally learned how to churn homemade butter from scratch. Creating butter at home appears to be a difficult task, but I assure you that it is not.
This recipe of homemade butter only takes 10 minutes to make with a blender or electric beater. I prefer using a blender because it eliminates any mess.
Homemade white butter can be used on bread, roti's, parathas, or sandwiches. To make homemade butter more flavorful, some sea salt or herbs can be added. I served it with fresh sourdough bread and apricot jam on top.
Ingredients:
Instructions:
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Step 1:
Collect cream from full-fat milk for about one week, or until three cups of cream are collected. Keep collecting the cream in the freezer and defrost it before churning butter.
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Step 2:
In a large bowl add collected cream and yogurt. Give it a good mix, cover it with clothe and let it sit for 5-10 minutes.
This is an additional step but it gives a more buttery, improved, and fuller flavor. -
Step 3:
- In a blender add cultured cream. Now add 2 cups of cold water. Close the lid and turn the blender on.
- Initially, the cream will smooth out, yielding smooth whipped cream. Continue to blend until the buttermilk and butter separate.
- After a few minutes of blending butter, lumps will now float in the buttermilk. Transfer this mixture to a bowl.
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Step 4:
Pour 1 cup of very cold water and some ice cubes over the butter in the bowl. This will stiffen up the butter and solidify it.
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Step 5:
- Collect the butter using a spoon or hand. Gently press the butter with your palms and drain all the excess buttermilk. You can use a cheesecloth too.
- Store in an airtight container and refrigerate for 3-4 days or freeze for a month.
Note
- When making white butter, always use full cream milk or cow milk. You will not get the desired outcome if you use skimmed or fat-free milk.
- Make sure to squeeze all the buttermilk from butter or it will go bad quickly.
- The separated water is buttermilk and it can be used in recipes.
can we use milkpak packet cream?
I believe you can use Milk Pak cream. However, I haven’t tried making butter using that. I used fresh cream that is collected from the top of the milk (aka malai).